Question

A rectangle of area 350 square feet is 14 times as wide as it is long. Find its length and width

Answer 1

Area =  350

Let length be x
then width =  14x

Now, just area = $14x \times x$

$350 = 14x^2 \\ x^2 = 25 \\ x = 5$

so length = 5
and width =  14 x 5 = 60