the ratio of the length to the width of a rectangle is 5:4. the perimeter of the rectangle is 72 inches. what are the dimensions of the rectangle? i got 40 and 32, am i right?

4 answers

no, your dimenstion would yield a perimieter of 144

length --- 5x
width --- 4x

so 2(5x+4x) = 72
....
x = 4

length = 5x = 20
width = 4x = 16
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