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the sides of a rectangle are in the ratio 5:7 and the perimeter of the rectangle is 96cm. What is the area of the rectangle?
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the sides of a rectangle are in the ratio 5:7 and the perimeter of the rectangle is 96cm. What is the area of the rectangle?

User Nilansh Bansal
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width = 5x
length = 7x

Perimeter = 10x + 14x = 24x = 96cm
x = 96/24 = 4cm

width = 5x = 20cm
length = 7x = 28cm

Area = (20cm x 28cm) = 560 cm²
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