document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=74433>Question 74433</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A garden area is 30 ft long and 20 ft wide. A path of uniform width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is set around the edge. If the remaining garden area is 400 ft2, what is the width of the path?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "is set around the edge. If the remaining garden area is 400 ft2, what is the width of the path? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First, find the area of the garden.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=(30)(20)=600 square feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now subtract 400 square feet from the total 600<BR>\n" );
document.write( "600-400 = 200 square feet, which is the area of the path. Because 10 times 20 is 200, that may mean that the path is 10 feet wide. </SPAN>\n" );
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