document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=211027>Question 211027</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Al paints with watercolors on a sheet of paper 28 inches wide by 14 inches high. He then places this sheet on a mat so that a uniformly wide strip of the mat shows all around the picture. The perimeter of the mat is 124 inches. How wide is the strip of the mat showing around the picture?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #159427 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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=159427\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2(28+2X)+2(14+2X)=124<BR>\n" );
document.write( "56+4X+28+4X=124<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8X=124-56-28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8X=40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=40/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=5 IN. FOR THE WIDTH OF THE MAT.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(28+10)+2(14+10)=124<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*38+2*24=124<BR>\n" );
document.write( "76+48=124<BR>\n" );
document.write( "124=124<BR>\n" );
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