document.write( "Question 616884: The area of a rectangle field is 9,000 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? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "The area of a rectangle field is 9,000 square meters.
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document.write( "if the ratio of the width to the length is 5 is to 8...
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document.write( "      and W = 5L/8
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document.write( " A = L*W = L(5L/8) = 5L^2/8 = 9000
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document.write( "                      L^2 = 9000(8/5)
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document.write( "                       L = 120ft     (throwing out the negative number for unit of measure) \n" );
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