The length and breadth of a rectangle are in the ration 8:5. The length is 10.5 centimeters more than the breadth. What are the length and breads of the rectangle? Kindly give steps also.

1 answer

(L+10.5)/L=8/5

solve for L first

8L=5L+52.5
3L=52.5
L=17.3 check that.
W=that + 10.5