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The ratio of the lengths of two adjacent sides of a rectangle is 1/5. If it's perminiter is 24 then how wide is the rectangle

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Width(w): 1x

Length (L): 5x

Perimeter = 2L + 2w

           24 = 2(5x) + 2(1x)

           24 = 10x + 2x

           24 = 12x

             2 = x

Answer: width = 2

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