SOLUTION: 37. A rectangular table is five times as long as it is wide. If the area is 180 ft^2, find the length and width of the table.

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Question 321321: 37. A rectangular table is five times as long as it is wide. If the area is 180 ft^2, find the length and width of the table.
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let width be x feet
length = 5x
Area = 180 ft^2
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Area of rectangle = L * W
x^5x=180
5x^2=180
x^2=180/5
x^2=36
x=+ / - 6
Ignore the negative value.
x=6 feet the width
length = 5x = 5*6=30 feet