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21 May, 16:07

The perimeter of a rectangle is 98 feet. the raitio of its length to its width is 5:2 find the area of the rectangle

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  1. 21 May, 16:14
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    Perimeter is 2 width + 2 length = 98

    2 (2x) + 2 (5x) = 98

    4x+10x = 98

    14x = 98

    x = 7

    so width = 2*7 = 14 feet

    length = 5*7 = 35 feet

    then the area of the rectangle is width*length = 14*35 = 490 feet
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