A rectangular piece of land, the ratio of length and width is 8:5, length is 24 meters more than width. How many square meters is the area of this land?

A rectangular piece of land, the ratio of length and width is 8:5, length is 24 meters more than width. How many square meters is the area of this land?

One is: 24 △ 8-5, = 24 △ 3, = 8 (meters), length: 8 × 8 = 64 (meters), width: 5 × 8 = 40 (meters), area: 64 × 40 = 2560 (square meters); answer: the area of this land is 2560 square meters