SOLUTION: A rectangular garden measuring 6m by 9 m is surrounded by a walkway of uniform width. If the area of the walkway is 23 m2 less than the garden find the width of the walkway.
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Question 1083206: A rectangular garden measuring 6m by 9 m is surrounded by a walkway of uniform width. If the area of the walkway is 23 m2 less than the garden find the width of the walkway. Answer by josgarithmetic(39616) (Show Source):
Garden Area,
Total Area Garden AND walkway,
Just the walkway area,
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If the area of the walkway is 23 m^2 less than the garden,...
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------Simplify this and solve for x; and choose the solution which makes sense.