document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=205700>Question 205700</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A landscaper wants to enclose a 90 ft by 120 ft rectangle with a walk of uniform width. He wants to use a supply of crushed rock that will cover 1744 square feet of walk. How wide should he make the walk?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am just having a real problem setting up this problem. I cant seem to wrap my mind around how to set it up. I know how to do the math involved if I can just have help with the set up. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #155396 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Targetweek><B>Targetweek(62)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Targetweek><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=155396\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First find the area of the rectangle to be enclosed<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then increase the dimensions of the rectangle by 1 foot on all sides (in other words increase it to 92x122)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Next find the area of the new larger rectangle and then subract the area of the original rectangle from it<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That's how many square feet a 1ft wide sidewalk will require <BR>\n" );
document.write( " But to find exactly how wide to make it i would set it up algebraicly<BR>\n" );
document.write( "like so...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify down to a <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ax%5E2%2Bbx%2Bc+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > form<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then Graph and and find solutions (the x-intercepts) or try to factor and solve that way or even the quadratic formula\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "hope that helped! </SPAN>\n" );
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