The area of Kamila’s rectangular living room is 2.5 times the area of her square bedroom. The length of the living room is 18 feet and its width is 1.25 times the length of a side of the bedroom.
1.Create a diagram representing Kamila’s living room and her square bedroom. Assign variables to any unknown sides and label the diagram.
2.Find the length of one side of Kamila’s bedroom

Question

The area of Kamila’s rectangular living room is 2.5 times the area of her square bedroom. The length of the living room is 18 feet and its width is 1.25 times the length of a side of the bedroom. 
1.Create a diagram representing Kamila’s living room and her square bedroom. Assign variables to any unknown sides and label the diagram. 
2.Find the length of one side of Kamila’s bedroom

anonymous · Answer

Help me please!

lastdaywork · Answer

Can you find the area of the rectangle ??

anonymous · Answer

no I literally odnt know how to do any of thiss...

anonymous · Answer

*dont

lastdaywork · Answer

Let's forget the names and talk in terms of square and rectangle.

Let the side of the square be x
Then
area of square = x^2
length of rectangle = 18
width of rectangle = 1.25 * x

Given; "..area of rectangle is 2.5 times the area of square.."
Can you tell me the corresponding equation ??

anonymous · Answer

36.5?

lastdaywork · Answer

I want you to write the equation.
BTW what does 36.5 represents ??

anonymous · Answer

I really have no idea at all how to do any of it.. my grade in geometry is a 49%

lastdaywork · Answer

Can you tell me the area of rectangle in terms of x ??
& grade doesn't matter..