Conselos living room is in the shape of a rectangle and has an area of 360 square feet. The width of the living room is 5/8 it's length. What is the length of the living room?

Answer 1

length * width = area

x * (5/8)x = 360

(5/8)x^2 = 360 <--- multiplies both sides by 8/5

x^2 = 576

x=24

24 by 15