SOLUTION: A rectangular pool is surrounded by a cement walk of uniform width. if the pool measures 6metrs by 10meters, and the total area of the pool and walk is 96sq. meters, what is the wi
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Question 119950: A rectangular pool is surrounded by a cement walk of uniform width. if the pool measures 6metrs by 10meters, and the total area of the pool and walk is 96sq. meters, what is the width of the walk?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The area of the walk is the area of walk+pool minus area of pool
Call the width of the walk . Going around the pool and adding
up the areas, I have
Either or The negative answer is not possible, so,
The width of the walk is 1 meter answer
check answer:
OK
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