SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is five times its width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 64m , what is the area

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Question 336956: The length of a rectangle is five times its width.
If the perimeter of the rectangle is 64m , what is the area
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let width be x
length = 5x
..
perimeter P = 2L+2W
P= 2(x+5x)
P=12x
12x=64
x= 5.33 feet width
length = 5*5.33= 26.65
..
Area = 26.65 * 5.33
= 142 sq.m