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Posted by Riddhi kersharwani on Monday, January 7, 2013 at 7:43am.

The lenth and the breath of a rectanglar field are in the ratio 5:3 if its perimeter is 128 m, find the dimensions of the field.

math (algebra) - drwls, Monday, January 7, 2013 at 7:52am
Let L be the length and W be the width.
W = (3/5)L

2W + 2L = (16/5)L = 128
L = 40 m
W = 24 m

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