document.write( "Question 903798: A man built a walk of uniform width around a rectangular pool. If the area of the walk is 203 square feet and the dimensions of the pool are 14 feet by 8 feet, how wide is the walk? \n" ); document.write( "
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Let x be the uniform width of walkway.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Total area of pool and walkway: \"%2814%2B2x%29%288%2B2x%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Area of JUST the walkway: \"highlight_green%28%2814%2B2x%29%288%2B2x%29-14%2A8=203%29\";
\n" ); document.write( "simplify and solve for x.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Note, the first two steps can be:
\n" ); document.write( "\"14%2A8%2B16x%2B28x%2B4x%5E2-14%2A8=203\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4x%5E2%2B44x=203\"
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