document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=233310>Question 233310</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can you assist me in solving this word problem?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A 4-ft by 7-ft picnic table is placed on an outdoor patio measuring x-ft by (x + 3)ft.  find a polynomial for the remaining open space on the patio (in square inches). </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The patio is x*(x+3) sq ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= x^2 + 3x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The table is 28 sq ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That leaves x^2 + 3x - 28 open space in sq ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 144x^2 + 432x - 4032 sq inches<BR>\n" );
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