document.write( "Question 903541: 2.) A man built a walk of uniform width around a rectangular pool. If the area of the walk is 189 square feet and the dimensions of the pool are 8 feet by 12 feet, how wide is the walk?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #548137 by josgarithmetic(39620)\"\" \"About 
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w = width of the uniform path around pool\r
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