document.write( "Question 450951: The ratio of a rectangular field is 5:4. The perimeter of the field is 324 meters. What are the dimensions?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "324=2(5)+2(4)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "324=18 divide by 18
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Algebra.Com's Answer #310106 by robertb(5830)\"\" \"About 
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\"l%2Fw+=+5%2F4\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now, 324 = 2l + 2w ==> l + w = 162\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==> \"%285%2F4%29w+%2B+w+=+162\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==> \"%289%2F4%29w+=+162\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "==> w = 72 meters, and \"l+=+%285%2F4%29%2A72+=+90\" meters.\r
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