SOLUTION: a rectangular lawn is 10 feet long and 9 feet wide. A concrete path of uniform width and covering an area of 120 sq feet is to be constructed to form a border around the lawn. Writ

Question 865450: a rectangular lawn is 10 feet long and 9 feet wide. A concrete path of uniform width and covering an area of 120 sq feet is to be constructed to form a border around the lawn. Write a suitable equation and solve it to find the width of the concrete path.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Lawn PLUS the path around it, , using w for the width of the path.

Total Area - Lawn Area = Path Area
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feet.
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