document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=351073>Question 351073</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> THE PRINTED MATTER ON THE 14 BY 16 CENTIMETER PAGE OF A BOOK MUST COVER 48 SQUARE CENTIMETERS. IF ALL MARGINS ARE TO BE THE SAME WIDTH, HOW WIDE SHOULD THE MARGINS BE?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A)5cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B)8cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C)4cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D)2cm </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #250932 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><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=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=250932\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Assuming the length to be the longer dimension:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There is a 8*6=48 cm^2 printed area equidistant from all sides. The length has to be 2 cm longer than the width because the page is 2 cm longer than the width and the margins must be the same width. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "16-2x=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x=-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4 cm The margin width.<BR>\n" );
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