SOLUTION: The length and breadth of a rectangle field is 4:3 and its perimeter is 112m then its area will be? PLZ ANSWER!!! ITS URGENT!!!

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Question 945599: The length and breadth of a rectangle field is 4:3 and its perimeter is 112m then its area will be?
PLZ ANSWER!!! ITS URGENT!!!

Answer by rothauserc(4718) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let length be 4x and width be 3x, then
2(4x) + 2(3x) = 112
8x + 6x = 112
14x = 112
x = 8 meters and
length = 4*8 = 32 meters
width = 3*8 = 24 meters
Area = 32 * 24 = 768 square metwes