document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=805594>Question 805594</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jackie mows a strip of uniform width around her 25 m by 15 m rectangular lawn and leaves a patch of lawn that is 60% of the original area. What is the width of the strip? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #485389 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=485389\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Original area, 25*15 square meters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60% of original area, (0.6)(25)(15).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x = width of the strip around the unmowed area.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One side of the unmowed rectangle is 25-2x meters.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The other side of the unmowed rectangle is 15-2x meters.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of unmowed region is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2825-2x%29%2815-2x%29=%280.6%29%2825%29%2815%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2825-2x%29%2815-2x%29=%280.6%29%2825%29%2815%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you do not feel like checking for factorability, use general solution:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%2840%2Bsqrt%281000%29%29%2F%282%2A2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%2840%2Bsqrt%281000%29%29%2F%282%2A2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=%2840%2B100%29%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=%2840%2B100%29%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=10%2B25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=10%2B25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x=35%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x=35%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > meters<BR>\n" );
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