Question

A rectangle's length and width are in a ratio of 11:3. The perimeter is 56 feet. What are the length and width?

Answer 1

Answer:

Length=44feet

Width=12feet

Step-by-step explanation:

length:width=11:3

Perimeter=56feet

Sum of ratio=11+3

Sum of ratio=14

Length=11/14 x 56

Length=(11 x 56)/14

Length=616/14

Length=44feet

Width=3/14 x 56

Width=(3 x 56)/14

Width=168/14

Width=12feet