Question

The sides of a rectangle are in ratio 5:2 set up an equation and use it to find the length of each side of the perimeter adds up to 56cm

Answer 1

Based on the fact that the sides of the rectangle are in the ratio 5:2, the length of each side is 20cm and 8cm.

What is the length of each side?

Based on the ratio, we can assume the a value of x for the perimeter to be:

Perimeter = 2 x ( length + width)

= 2 x (5x + 2x)

= 2 x 7x

= 14x

The value of x is:

56 = 14x

x = 56/14

= 4

The value of the sides are:

= 5 x 4

= 20 cm

= 2 x 4

= 8 cm

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