SOLUTION: Cynthia Besch wants to buy a rug for a room that is 22 ft wide and 32 ft long. She wants to leave a uniform strip of floor around the rug. She can afford to buy 264 square feet of
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Question 1153834: Cynthia Besch wants to buy a rug for a room that is 22 ft wide and 32 ft long. She wants to leave a uniform strip of floor around the rug. She can afford to buy 264 square feet of carpeting. What dimensions should the rug​ have?
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