SOLUTION: ratio of the length to width of a rectangle is 3:2. The perimeter is 70 cm. Whar are the dimensions of the rectangle?

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Question 295073: ratio of the length to width of a rectangle is 3:2.
The perimeter is 70 cm.
Whar are the dimensions of the rectangle?

Answer by FireFox(3) About Me  (Show Source):
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w = width l = length
3l + 2w = 70
3l = 2w
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2w + 2w = 70
=4w = 70
=w = 17.5
{Width = 17.5}
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3l + 2 x 17.5 = 70
31+ 35 = 70
3l = 70-35
3l = 35
l = 11.666

w= 17.5 l = 11.67