document.write( "Question 889059: Steve has a rectangular garden which is 18 feet long and 16 feet wide. He wants to put a strip of gravel of uniform width around the garden. He had enough gravel for 152 square feet. How wide can he make the strip? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #537872 by richwmiller(17219)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 18*16=288 \n" ); document.write( "(18+x)*(16+x)=440 \n" ); document.write( "x=4 \n" ); document.write( "check \n" ); document.write( "22*20=440 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |