Question

ratio of the length and width of a garden is 5:4.find the length and width of the garden if its perimeter is 180m.

Answer 1

Let length=5x and breadth=4x

Perimeter of rectangle=2(l+b)

2(5x+4x)=180

2(9x)=180

18x=180

x=10

Therefore, length=5x10=50m

breadth=4x10=40m