SOLUTION: A poster is three times as long as it is wide. It is framed by a mat such that there is a 4 in. border around the poster. Find the dimensions of the poster is the area of the mat i
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Question 962400: A poster is three times as long as it is wide. It is framed by a mat such that there is a 4 in. border around the poster. Find the dimensions of the poster is the area of the mat is 488 in^2.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = width of the poster
= the length of the poster
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The dimensions of the poster are:
17 and 2/3 inches x 35 and 1/3 inches
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check:
looks good -hope I got it
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