document.write( "Question 1144802: A rectangle is 5 times as long as it is wide. If the area is 80 square feet, what is the perimeter? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #765976 by greenestamps(13200)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "x = width \n" ); document.write( "5x = length \n" ); document.write( "area = length times width = x(5x) = 5x^2 = 80 \n" ); document.write( "The perimeter is (length plus width) times 2 = (5x+x)(2) = 12x \n" ); document.write( "Solve \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "to find x. \n" ); document.write( "Then the perimeter is 12x. \n" ); document.write( " |