SOLUTION: The equation which represents x, the width of the border is 2(8-2x)+2(4-2x)=18. What is the width of the border?

Question 928959: The equation which represents x, the width of the border is 2(8-2x)+2(4-2x)=18. What is the width of the border?
Found 2 solutions by ewatrrr, MathLover1:
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
2(8-2x)+2(4-2x)=18
16 - 4x + 8 - 4x = 18
-8x = -6
x = 6/8 0r 3/4 units
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

since the width of the border is , solve
for

so, the width of the border is

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