解:设长方形的长为$x,$宽为$y(x>0,y>0),$
所以$AB = EF = y,$$BC = x,$$CG = y,$$xy = 28。$
所以阴影部分面积为
$2xy-\frac {1}{2}(x + y)y-\frac {1}{2}xy=20,$
即$56-xy-\frac {1}{2}y^2=20,$
把$xy = 28$代入得$56-28-\frac {1}{2}y^2=20,$
解得$y = 4,$则$x = 28\div 4 = 7,$
所以每个长方形的周长为
$2(x + y)=2×(7 + 4)=22。$