document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=494261>Question 494261</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of a rectangular field is 9000 square meters. If the ratio of the width to the length is 5 is to 8, what is the length of the rectangular field in meters? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #335589 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=335589\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Since you have the ratio of the width to the length, this is 5 t0 8, then you know that the width is some multiple of 5 and the length is the same multiple of 8.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "We'll let this multiple be x, so you have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W+=+5x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W+=+5x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L+=+8x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L+=+8x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and the area is expressed as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285x%29%2A%288x%29+=+9000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285x%29%2A%288x%29+=+9000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Simplify and solve for x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=40x%5E2+=+9000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"40x%5E2+=+9000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Divide both sides by 40.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+=+225 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+=+225\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Take the square root of both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > This is the multiple, so...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5x+=+5%2815%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5x+=+5%2815%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=75 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"75\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > This is the width, W.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8x+=+8%2815%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8x+=+8%2815%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=120 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"120\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > This is the length, L. </SPAN>\n" );
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