document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=892890>Question 892890</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A square garden of 900 SQUARE METERS is to be surrounded by a walkway of constant width x. The total area of the walkway has to be 700 SQUARE METERS. Find the width x of the walkway. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #540868 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=540868\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Square garden 900 square meters has four sides 30 meters each.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of walkway plus garden is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2830%2B2x%29%2830%2B2x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2830%2B2x%29%2830%2B2x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >; draw a picture if needed to understand this clearly.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The walkway area is given as 700 square meters.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you do the rest?  Solve the equation for x.<BR>\n" );
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