SOLUTION: The perimeter of a television screen is 112 inches. The ratio of the length to the width is 9 to 5. Find the length and width. length=___________ width=___________ _

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Question 1082229: The perimeter of a television screen is 112 inches. The ratio of the length to the width is 9 to 5. Find the length and width.
length=____________
width=_____________

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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2L%2B2W=112
L%2BW=56
and
L%2FW=9%2F5
5L=9W
From eq. 1,
5L%2B5W=5%2856%29
Substituting,
9W%2B5W=280
14W=280
Solve for W then use either equation to solve for L.