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( "
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18*16=288
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\n" ); document.write( "22*20=440
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