Area of Consuela's rectangular living room = 360 square feet Let us assume the the length of the living room = x Then width of the living room = (5/8) * x = (5x/8) Then Area of the rectangle = Length * Width 360 = x * (5x/8) 360 = 5x^2/8 2880 = 5x^2 x^2 = 2880/5 x^2 = 576 x^2 = (24)^2 inches x = 24 Then The length of the rectangle is = 24 inches And The Width of the rectangle is = 24 * (5/8) inches = 3 * 5 inches = 15 inches
