SOLUTION: A homeowner hires a mason to lay a brick border around a rectangular patio that measures 8 ft by 10 ft. If the total area of the patio and border is 195 ft2, what is the width of t

Question 966313: A homeowner hires a mason to lay a brick border around a rectangular patio that measures 8 ft by 10 ft. If the total area of the patio and border is 195 ft2, what is the width of the border?
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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W=width of border

Subtract 195 from each side.

ANSWER: The width of the border is 5 feet.
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