document.write( "Question 761186: a rectangle garden has dimensions 8 yards by 14 yards. Inside this rectangle a path(border) of uniform width is going to be constructed, leaving 55 square yards for grass and flowers. How wide should the path be? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #463091 by josgarithmetic(39617)\"\" \"About 
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Width of the path is w.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Total area of path plus region for grass and flowers is \"%288-2w%29%2814-2w%29%2B55\" sq.yds.
\n" ); document.write( "This area is also equal to the original unremodeled garden, being \"8%2A14\" sq.yds. That means:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%288-2w%29%2814-2w%29%2B55=8%2A14\"
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