SOLUTION: what is the area of a rectangle with the permeter of 108 when the length is five times the width?

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Question 321394: what is the area of a rectangle with the permeter of 108 when the length is five times the width?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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2x+2(5x)=108
2x+10x=108
12x=108
x=9
5x=45
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45*5=225 sq units