document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=324493>Question 324493</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The floor area of a garage 65ft. by 85ft. is to be increased by 1,000 sq. ft. If it is made 6ft. longer, by how much will the width have to be increased? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First we need to find the area which is 5525 Sq ft. So the new area will be <BR>\n" );
document.write( "6525 sq ft. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x be the number of feet to increase the width. Now we can write an equation to be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "91(65+x)=6525<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Expand this out to:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5915+91x=6525<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 5915 from sides to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "91x=610<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now Divide both sides by 91:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=6.7 feet (rounded off)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "OK, the new measurement is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "91 ft by 71.7 ft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ<BR>\n" );
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