Question

consuela's living room is a rectangle with an area of 360 square feet. the width of the living room is 5/8 its length. what is the length of the living room

Answer 1

well in summary the answer would be 15

Answer 2

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