document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=347372>Question 347372</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Wendy, a landscaper, who just completed a rectangular flower garden measuring 25 feet by 15 feet, orders 3 cubic yards of pre-mixed cement, all of which is to be used to create a border of uniform width around the garden. If the border is to have a depth of 3 inches, how wide will the border be? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #248585 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><B>nyc_function(2741)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><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=nyc_function><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=248585\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let's start with how much cement there is: 3x3x3 yard = 9x9x9 feet 729 total \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "feet now convert that to inches 729 feet 12 inches to a foot = 8748 inches \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide that by 3 because its going to be uniformly 3 inches deep all the way \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "around, 2916. now its a 25x15 box so 2 sides are 25 and 2 are 15, or a total of \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "80 feet around. or 960 inches. 3.0375 inches....rounded to 3 inches so 3 inches \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "wide.<BR>\n" );
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