document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=73882>Question 73882</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> can someone please help me i have no idea how to solve this...thank very much...if you could help me...sect. 10.3 # 48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Construction. A garden area is 30 ft long and 20 ft wide. A path of uniform width is set around the edge. If the remaining garden area is 400 ft^2, what is the width of the path?<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 #52861 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nilan><B>nilan(17)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nilan><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=52861\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x is the width of the path<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "we can siplify this as \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then <BR>\n" );
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