SOLUTION: the length of a rectangle is 8 more than twice the width. The ratio of length to width is 12 to 5. Find the length and the width of the rectangle.
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Question 95417: the length of a rectangle is 8 more than twice the width. The ratio of length to width is 12 to 5. Find the length and the width of the rectangle.
(I tried solving it as 12/5 = 2x+8/2x. I then cross multiplied and got 5(2x+8)=12(2x). I used the distributive property to get 5 times 2x+40=12 times 2x. I do not know how to solve past there though.) Answer by scott8148(6628) (Show Source):
