document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=367018>Question 367018</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I've been working on this problem for 5 days and can't figure it out. This is the question. \"A homeowner has poured a rectangular slab for a barbecue pit. The length is 3 feet more than its width. It is surrounded by a 2 foot wide flower bed. If the area covered by both is 270 square feet, find the dimensions of the barbecue area\".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1. A=lw which would mean that the with is 15 and the length is 18 (18*15=270). Now if you subtract the perimeter of that, which would be 8 feet (2*4=8) that would mean that the remaining area would be 262.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. At 51 I suck at word problems as bad as I did when I was 15 and just can not figure out how to put this in a quadratic equation. I have tried 270=(w+3)(w)-2^2 and it doesn't work. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "I have tried x=(w+3)(w)-2^2-270 and that doesn't work.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What exactly is it that I'm doing wrong?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3. Yes, this is a homework problem and yes I have tried everything to solve it. I have read and re-read the chapter and my class notes but it just comes down to I don't understand...Please Help!!!1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Susan Lucas </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #261667 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=261667\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=L=W%2B3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"L=W%2B3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The outer edges of the pit and flower bed are then,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "or <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Two solutions but only the positive one makes sense.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28L=16%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28L=16%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The barbeque pit is 13 ft by 16 ft.  </SPAN>\n" );
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