SOLUTION: A rectangular room is 1.8 times as long as it is wide, and its perimeter is 27 meters. What are the dimensions of the room?

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Question 336527: A rectangular room is 1.8 times as long as it is wide, and its perimeter is 27 meters. What are the dimensions of the room?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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The perimeter of a rectangle is,
P=2L%2B2W=27
L=1.8W
Substitute,
2%281.8W%29%2B2W=27
3.6W%2B2W=27
5.6W=27
%2828%2F5%29W=27
W=27%285%2F28%29
W=135%2F28m
Then from above,
L=1.8W=%289%2F5%29W=%289%2F5%29%28135%2F28%29
L=243%2F28m