The area of a rectangle is 4,320 ft2. The ratio of the length to the width is 6:5. Find the length of the rectangle

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anonymous · Answer

Let x = length and y = width

The ratio of the length to the width is 6:5
This tells us that x / y = 6 / 5

The area of a rectangle is 4,320
What formula can you write given that sentence..involving x and y?

campbell_st · Answer

why not just make it simple... 

let x be a measurement 

then the dimensions of the rectangle are 

length = 6x  and width = 5x

then 

$$6x \times 5x = 4320$$ 

just solve for x. 

hope it helps.