SOLUTION: Rajesh own a plot of rectangular shape he has fenced it with a wire of length 750 m . the length of the plot exceeds the breadth by 5m. find the length and breadth of the plot?

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Question 629737: Rajesh own a plot of rectangular shape he has fenced it with a wire of length 750 m . the length of the plot exceeds the breadth by 5m. find the length and breadth of the plot?
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First lets assume that the breadth is x. That means that the length is x+5. You find the perimeter of a rectangle by adding the length and the breadth together and multiplying the sum by 2.
So 2(2x+5)=750
4x+10=750
4x=740
x=185
That means the breadth is 185 and the length is 190.