document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=254833>Question 254833</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangular field is 300 ft by 500 ft. A roadway of width x ft is to be built just inside the field. What is the widest the roadway can be and still leave 100,000 ft2 in the region?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #187128 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=187128\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I will assume that \"in the region \" means in the rectangular field.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let's get the area of the field<BR>\n" );
document.write( "300*500=150000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the roadway shouldn't be more than 50000 ft^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We aren't told the length nor whether the roadway goes around the perimeter or just across the field we don't know the length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Assuming the it is 300+500+500+300 long=1600 ft long<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50000/1600= 31.25 ft wide<BR>\n" );
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