Question

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

Answer 1

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?

Answer 2

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.