SOLUTION: A rug is to fit in a room so that a border of even width is left on all four sides. If the room is 13 feet by 21 feet, and the area of the rug is 153 square feet, how wide will the
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Question 1128941: A rug is to fit in a room so that a border of even width is left on all four sides. If the room is 13 feet by 21 feet, and the area of the rug is 153 square feet, how wide will the border be?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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A rug is to fit in a room so that a border of even UNIFORM width is left on all four sides. If the room is 13 feet by 21 feet, and the area of the rug is 153 square feet, how wide will the border be?
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x, the width of the surrounding border
Rug Area,
Rug Area, GIVEN as 153 square feet
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