SOLUTION: A square lawn is bounded on 3 sides by a path 4 meter wide. If the area of the path is 7/8 that of the lawn, find the dimensions of the lawn.

Question 762202: A square lawn is bounded on 3 sides by a path 4 meter wide. If the area of the path is 7/8 that of the lawn, find the dimensions of the lawn.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A drawing really helps with this problem.
Using s = the side length of the square lawn,
Area of just the lawn =
Area of path plus lawn =
Area of ONLY the path =

AND using the 7/8 information,
Solve for s, of course after first simplifying...
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