document.write( "Question 871453: the sides of a rectangle are in the ratio 5:7,and its perimeter is 120 cm.whats the area of the rectangle \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #525530 by josgarithmetic(39617)\"\" \"About 
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\"x%2Fy=5%2F7\" and \"2x%2B2y=120\", and not matter which you take as width and which as length. Two equations in two unknowns. Simplify the perimeter equation first, and then use the ratio to find a substitution. \n" ); document.write( "
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