Question

The length of a rectangle is 5cm more than its width. If the perimeter of the rectangle is 40cm, find the area of the rectangle

Answer 1

area is 17.5 cm it will help

Answer 2

let the width of rectangle be x
then length would be x+5
given
2(x+x+5)=40
2x+5=20
x=7.5
length is 7.5+5=12.5
hence the area is
length × width
12.5×7.5=93.75