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Question 887525: The length of a rectangle is ten times as long as it's height. If the total perimeter of the rectangle is 44 inches, what are the dimensions of the rectangle? Answer by 2897696(96) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! width(height): x
length of rectangle: 10x
perimeter: width +width +length +length = 44 inches
or ------- 2width+2length=44
2x+2(10x)=44
2x+20x=44
22x=44
x=2 the width is 2 inches
length:
10x
10*2
20 inches
ANSWER:
length:20 inches
width: 2 inches