Use the equation to solve: the circumference of a rectangle is 120 meters, and the length is 1.5 times of the width. How many square meters is the area of the rectangle?

Use the equation to solve: the circumference of a rectangle is 120 meters, and the length is 1.5 times of the width. How many square meters is the area of the rectangle?

Let the width be x and the length be 1.5x
Perimeter 2 (x + 1.5x) = 120
5x=120
x=24
1.5x=36
24×36=864
A: the rectangular area is 864 square meters