SOLUTION: 1. The perimeter of a rectangle is 1080 cm. The length of the rectangle is eight times the width. Using the Singaporean Bar Method. Find the dimension of the rectangle. Also, find

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Question 1140749: 1. The perimeter of a rectangle is 1080 cm. The length of the rectangle is eight times the width. Using the Singaporean Bar Method. Find the dimension of the rectangle. Also, find the length to width.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Dimensions 8w and w, length and width

8w%2Bw=1050%2F2

9w=525

highlight%28w=58%261%2F3%29------Width
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highlight%28466%262%2F3%29------Length



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This was not really the Singapore Bar Method but you might be able to convert the solution into it.