document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=766953>Question 766953</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A picture of length 12 inches and width 9 inches is framed in wood. What is the uniform width of the frame if the frame has an area of 162 square inches? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #467345 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=467345\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The frame starts with its inner border of 12 inch by 9 inch, and extends 1 w on each side for some number w.  The entire outer dimension for the frame is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2B2w ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2B2w\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%2B2w ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9%2B2w\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The area covered with the whole frame  outer dimensions is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2812%2B2w%29%289%2B2w%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2812%2B2w%29%289%2B2w%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  The part of this area which is NOT the frame, is the area of the picture, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2A9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2A9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=inch%5E2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"inch%5E2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "{Total area} - {picture area} = {frame area}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "READ; THINK; UNDERSTAND. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "SOLVE. The rest of this is left for you.\r<BR>\n" );
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