A rectangle has a length and width in the ratio of 5:7. If the area of

1.	A rectangle has a length and width in the ratio of 5:7. If the area of the rectangle is 560 units squared, what is the PERIMETER of the rectangle?
Answer» Answer: The sides of a rectangle are in the ratio 7:5 and its perimeter is 96 cm. What is the length of the rectangle? Answer 3 Follow Request More Ad by OPPO Mobile India What is the BEST camera smartphone under 40,000 INR? OPPO has always been DEDICATED towards bringing the latest and smartest features to their consumers with deep-rooted propensity f Continue reading in feed 2 Answers Anitej Mukhopadhyay, Student from La Martiniere for Boys, Kolkata Answered September 8, 2019 Let the sides of the rectangle be 7x and 5X respectively. According to the problem, 2(7x+5x)=96 =>24x=96 =>x=4 Therefore, the sides are: 7×4=28cm 5×4=20cm Now,in the question,it is clearly stated that the sides are in the ratio 7:5 and no clue about the length is given. Hence,the length is either 24CM or 28 cm. Hope this helps you.

A rectangle has a length and width in the ratio of 5:7. If the area of the rectangle is 560 units squared, what is the PERIMETER of the rectangle?

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Anitej Mukhopadhyay, Student from La Martiniere for Boys, Kolkata

Answered September 8, 2019

Let the sides of the rectangle be 7x and 5X respectively.

According to the problem,

2(7x+5x)=96

=>24x=96

=>x=4

Therefore, the sides are:

7×4=28cm

5×4=20cm

Now,in the question,it is clearly stated that the sides are in the ratio 7:5 and no clue about the length is given.