SOLUTION: what is the length and width of a rectangle if the perimeter is 80 and the length is 7 times the width?

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Question 1037797: what is the length and width of a rectangle if the perimeter is 80 and the length is 7 times the width?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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2x+2(7x)=80
2x+14x=80
x=80/16
x=5
7x=35