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The ratio of the length to the width in a rectangle is 9 to 2. The perimeter of the rectangle is 352 feet. What is the length of the rectangle?​

User Intelis
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Answer:

144 feet

Explanation:

The ratio is 9:2 so if you add the ratio and multiply it by two because there are four sides NOT two so then you get twenty-two. Divide 352 by 22 and you get 16 now multiply nine by sixteen because you are trying to find the length.

User Bbejeck
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Answer: 144 ft

Explanation:

352/22=16 16*9=144=length 16*2=32=width

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