SOLUTION: The ratio of the measures of a pair of sides of a rectangle is 7:12. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 95, what is the length of each side?
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Question 582439: The ratio of the measures of a pair of sides of a rectangle is 7:12. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 95, what is the length of each side? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The ratio of the measures of a pair of sides of a rectangle is 7:12. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 95, what is the length of each side?
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Let width = 7x ; Then length = 12x
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P = 2(length + width)
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95 = 2(12x + 7x)
19x = 95/2
x = 95/38
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x = 2.5
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width = 7x = 7*2.5 = 17.5
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length = 12x = 12*2.5 = 30
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Cheers,
Stan
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