document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=456776>Question 456776</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A garden's length is 6 feet more than its width. The walkway around the garden is 3 feet wide. The area of the walkway is 216 feet. What are the dimensions of the garden? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Sketch a picture of a rectangle inside a rectangle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The inner rectangle is the garden.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Its area is W(W+6) = w^2+6w<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The area of the larger ractangle = (W+6)(W+12) = w^2+18W+72<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of the walkway = w^2+18w+72-(w^2+6w) = 216<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12W+72 = 216<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12W = 144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Width of the garden = 12 ft.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Length of the garden = 18 ft.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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