SOLUTION: a rectangular garden measuring 80 by 60 meters has fruits area doubled by a border of uniform width along both shorter sides and one longer side. find the width of the border.

Question 1035488: a rectangular garden measuring 80 by 60 meters has fruits area doubled by a border of uniform width along both shorter sides and one longer side. find the width of the border.
Found 2 solutions by Cromlix, MathTherapy:
Answer by Cromlix(4381) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hi there,
Area of garden without border
= 60 x 80 = 4,800 m^2
This area doubled = 9,600 m^2
9,600 - 4,800
= 4,800 m^2
This is the fruit area.
Two shorter sides + one
longer side.
2(60) + 80
= 200 meters
4,800 m^2/ 200 meters
= 24 meters.
This is the width of the border.
Hope this helps:-)
Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

a rectangular garden measuring 80 by 60 meters has fruits area doubled by a border of uniform width along both shorter sides and one longer side. find the width of the border.

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