SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is four times its width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 60 cm , find its area.

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Question 918995: The length of a rectangle is four times its width.
If the perimeter of the rectangle is
60

cm
, find its area.
Answer by bhabheeta(1) About Me  (Show Source):
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Lets consider the width to be "l".
Since the length is 4times the width that means. 4l is the length.
Perimeter is 60cm.
Therefore
60= 4l+l+ 4l +l
60= 10l
L= 60/10
L= 10.
Area of rectangle is l*w
Therefore
4l=24cm and w= 6cm
Which gives us
24cm *6cm= 104 cm