SOLUTION: A rectangle is 4 times longer than it is wide. Its area is 60 square meters. What is its width and length?

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Question 931941: A rectangle is 4 times longer than it is wide. Its area is 60 square meters. What is its width and length?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Extremely common exercise.


A rectangle is m times longer than it is wide. Its area is A. What is length L and width w?

system%28L=mw%2C+A=wL%29

That gives w%2Amw=A
w%5E2%2Am=A
m%2Aw%5E2=A
w%5E2=A%2Fm
highlight%28w=sqrt%28A%2Fm%29%29