Question

A rectangular table is five times as long as it is wide. If an area is 80ft^2, find the length and width of the table.
The width of the table is _ft
The length of the table is _ft
Please help.

Answer 1

area of rectangle = length * width
80 = 5w*w
80=5w^2
w^2=16
w=4

so width is 4 ft
length is 5*4=20 ft

Answer 2

Thanks for showing the work. Big help

Answer 3

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