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The sides of a rectangle are in the ratio 2:5. The perimeter of the rectangle is 70cm. What is the Width of the the rectangle.
13 years ago

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Reiny
let the width be 2x
let the length be 5

2(2x+5x) = 70
7x = 35
x = 5

sides are 10 and 25
13 years ago

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