SOLUTION: THE PERIMETER OF A RECTANGULAR FARM IS 10KM.ITS LENGTH IS 1 1/2 TIMES ITS BREADTH.FIND THE LENGTH AND BREADTH OF THE FARM

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Question 1208479: THE PERIMETER OF A RECTANGULAR FARM IS 10KM.ITS LENGTH IS 1 1/2 TIMES ITS BREADTH.FIND THE LENGTH AND BREADTH OF THE FARM
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Answer by ikleyn(52794) About Me  (Show Source):
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THE PERIMETER OF A RECTANGULAR FARM IS 10KM.ITS LENGTH IS 1 1/2 TIMES ITS BREADTH.
FIND THE LENGTH AND BREADTH OF THE FARM
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Let the breadth be B kilometers.  Then the length is 1.5B kilometers.


Write an equation for the perimeter

    B + 1.5B + B + 1.5 B = 10  kilometers.


Simplify and find B

    5B = 10,

     B = 10/5 = 2.


ANSWER.  The breadth is 2 kilometers.  The length is 1.5*2 = 3 kilometers.

Solved.



Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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THE PERIMETER OF A RECTANGULAR FARM IS 10KM.
L, length
w, "breadth"
L%2Bw=10%2F2=5
L%2Bw=5


ITS LENGTH IS 1 1/2 TIMES ITS BREADTH.
%283%2F2%29w%2Bw=5
3w%2B2w=10
5w=10
highlight%28w=2%29

L=5-w
L=5-2
highlight%28L=3%29