The area of a rectangle is 250 in squared. the ratio of the length to the width is 5 : 2. find the length and the width.

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Joslyn

Mathematics

24 August, 00:23

The area of a rectangle is 250 in squared. the ratio of the length to the width is 5 : 2. find the length and the width.

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Sanaa · Answer 1

Area of a rectangle is length * width. So we find the factors of 250 that together have a ratio of 5:2.

Your answer is 25 inches in length and 10 inches in width. Divide each dimension by 5, you get your ratio.