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The Length of a rectangle is 5 times the width. The area is 125 square centimeters. What is the length?

The Length of a rectangle is 5 times the width. The area is 125 square centimeters. What is the length?
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The Length of a rectangle is 5 times the width. The area is 125 square centimeters. What is the length?

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width = x

length = 5x

Area = width*length
125=x*5x
5x²=125
x²=25
x=5

width= x = 5 cm
Length =5x=5*5=25 cm
Length=25 cm
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