SOLUTION: Tom has a backyard that is 100 ft. by 60 ft. He plans to install a rectangular swimming pool bordered by a concrete walkway of uniform width. He wants the area of the pool to take

Question 1117968: Tom has a backyard that is 100 ft. by 60 ft. He plans to install a rectangular swimming pool bordered by a concrete walkway of uniform width. He wants the area of the pool to take up 1/2 of the area of the entire backyard. Determine the width of the walkways (x). Round your answer to 2 decimals
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

The problem is not well defined and therefore can not be solved.

By the way, "backyard" as a single word is an adjective, as in "backyard barbecue". If you are talking about the yard at the back of a house, it is two words: back yard.

If the entire back yard is to be taken up by the pool and the walkways, then the problem can be solved. But you didn't say that was the case....
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