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 * x`


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

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