document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=499123>Question 499123</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A strip of uniform width is to be cut off of both sides and both ends of a sheet of paper that is 20 inches by 6 inches, in order to reduce the size of the paper to an area of 32 square inches. Find the width of the strip.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #337455 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=cleomenius><B>cleomenius(959)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=cleomenius><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=cleomenius><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=337455\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 20 * 6 = 120 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(20 - x)(6 - x) = 32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "120 - 26x +x^2 = 32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 - 26x + 120 = 32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2 -26x + 88 = 0 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x - 4)(x + 22)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16 * 2 = 32 inches. </SPAN>\n" );
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