SOLUTION: Respected Sir, The length and breadth of a rectangle are in the ration 8:5. The length is 10.5 centimeters more than the breadth. What are the length and breadth of the rectangl

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Question 470578: Respected Sir,
The length and breadth of a rectangle are in the ration 8:5. The length is 10.5 centimeters more than the breadth. What are the length and breadth of the rectangle. Kindly explain steps too.
Rgds/Sunil
Answer by monika_p(71) About Me  (Show Source):
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The ratio we can write as:
l/b=8/5
it is given that lenght is 10.5 cm more than breadth then l=b+10.5,
now substitute for l
%28b%2B10.5%29%2Fb=8%2F5
8b=5(b+10.5)
3b=52.5
b=17.5
then l=b+10.5=17.5+10.5=28