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The area of a rectangle is 500 in squared. The ratio of the length to the width is 5 : 4. Find the length and the width

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5:4 ratio would become a 25:20 ratio making the length 25 and the width 20
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5x * 4x = 20x^2 = 500
x^2 = 25
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