document.write( "Question 31079: Mr. Balter wanted to make a plywood rectangular table top that would be 3 feet longer than it was wide. He found that by making the top 1 foot narrower and 2 feet shorter than planned, he could save $2.60 on the plywood. If the plywood he was using cost 20 cents per square foot, what were Mr. Balter's original dimensions for his table top? \n" ); document.write( "

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SEEING AS THE WOOD COST $.20 PER SQ FOOT THEN HE SAVED A TOTAL OF 13 SQ FEET WITH THE REDUCED TABLE SIZE THEREFORE\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "X(X+3)=(X-1)(X+1)+13 THIS COMPARES THE ORIGINAL SIZE X WIDE AND (X+3) LONG &
\n" ); document.write( "THE REDUCED SIZE OF (X-1) FOR THE WIDTH AND (X+3-2) FOR THE LENGTH
\n" ); document.write( "THUS WE HAVE X~2+3X=X~2-1+13 OR CANCELLING OUT THE X~2 WE ARE LEFT WITH
\n" ); document.write( "3X=12 OR X=12/3 OR X=4
\n" ); document.write( "PROOF THE ORIGINAL TABLE WAS 4 BY 7 OR 28 SQ FEET @ .20 SQ FOOT IT COST $5.60
\n" ); document.write( "THE REDUCED TABLE OF (4-1) AND (7-2) OR 3 BY 5 OR 15 SQ FEET @$.20 SQ FOOT IT COST $3.00 THERFORE THE SAVINGS WAS $5.60-$3.00=$2.60 \n" ); document.write( "

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