SOLUTION: How do you solve this word problem? A rug placed in a room which is twelve meters long and eight meters wide covers one-third the floor area and leaves a uniform strip of bare f

Question 50562: How do you solve this word problem?
A rug placed in a room which is twelve meters long and eight meters wide covers one-third the floor area and leaves a uniform strip of bare floor around the edges. What are the dimensions of the rug?
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Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
THE TOTAL AREA OF THE ROOM IS 12*8=96 METERS THUS 1/3*96=32
THUS THE DIMENTIONS OFTHE RUG HAVE TO BE PROPORTIONAL TO THE ROOM SIZE OR THE LENGTH OF THE RUG IS 12/8 OR 1.5 TIMES THE WIDTH THUS THE RUG SIZE IS
X*1.5X=32 OR 1.5X^2=32 OR X^2=32/1.5 OR X^2=21.333 OR X=4.619 FOR THE WIDTH &
1.5*4.619=6.928 THUS 4.619*6.928=32 OR 32=32

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