document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=200274>Question 200274</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 4 meter by 6 meter rug covers half the floor area of a room and leaves a uniform strip of base floor around the edges.  That are the dimensions of the room?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(4*6)(2)=n I am not sure what the correct equation is for this problem. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The run covers 24 sq meters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The area (4+x)*(6+x) covers 2 times that, = 48 sq meters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 10x + 24 = 48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 + 10x - 24 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+12)*(x-2) = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2 meters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The room is 6 by 8 meters.<BR>\n" );
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