SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is 8 times its width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 54 kilometers. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.

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Question 334739: The length of a rectangle is 8 times its width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 54 kilometers. Find the dimensions of the rectangle.
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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width = x
length = 8x
..
perimeter = 2(8x+x)=54
16x+2x=54
18x=54
x=3 km
length = 24 km.