SOLUTION: A small garden measures 6 ft by 10 ft. A uniform border around the garden increases the total area to 117 ft2. What is the width of the border?

Question 1136790: A small garden measures 6 ft by 10 ft. A uniform border around the garden increases the total area to 117 ft2. What is the width of the border?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
u, uniform border width

Note that if you can find two factors of 117 which differ by 4, you can find each dimension of the outside border and solve for u. Otherwise, solve a quadratic equation maybe using general formula solution.

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Answer by ikleyn(52788)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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A small garden measures 6 ft by 10 ft. A uniform border around the garden increases the total area to 117 ft2.
What is the width of the border ?
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This formulation is FAR from an ideal.

Consider this change to make it more appropriate . . .

A small garden measures 6 ft by 10 ft. A walkway of the uniform width around the garden increases the total area to 117 ft2. What is the width of the walkway ?

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    - Problems on the area and the dimensions of a rectangle surrounded by a strip
    - Cynthia Besch wants to buy a rug for a room
    - Problems on a circular pool and a walkway around it
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