document.write( "Question 864478: A fenced-in rectagular region with the dimensions 4 miles by 10 miles is suddenly expanded by the same distance in each dimension. The resulting region is now 72 square miles in size.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #521029 by josgarithmetic(39620)\"\" \"About 
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Let d be the expanded distance in both directions.\r
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