Question 421090

The ratio of length to width of a rectangle is 8:3.


{{{L:W=8:3}}}


{{{3L=8W}}}


{{{L=8W/3}}}


 if the perimeter is 88 inches


{{{P=2(L+W)}}}


{{{88in=2(8W/3+W)}}}


{{{88in=16W/3+2W}}}


{{{3*88in=16W+2*3W}}}


{{{264in=16W+6W}}}


{{{264in=22W}}}


{{{264in/22=W)}}}


{{{12in=W)}}}


{{{L=8W/3}}}


{{{L=8*12in/3}}}


{{{L=8*4in}}}


{{{L=32in}}}


check:


{{{P=2(L+W)}}}


{{{88in=2(32in+12in)}}}


{{{88in=2(44in)}}}


{{{88in=88in}}}