SOLUTION: Please help me solve this word problem! A factory is to be built on a lot that measures 80m by 60m. A lawn of uniform width, equal to the area of the factory, must surround it.

SOLUTION: Please help me solve this word problem! A factory is to be built on a lot that measures 80m by 60m. A lawn of uniform width, equal to the area of the factory, must surround it.

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Question 122619: Please help me solve this word problem!
A factory is to be built on a lot that measures 80m by 60m. A lawn of uniform width, equal to the area of the factory, must surround it. How wide is the strip of lawn, and what are the dimensions of the factory?
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