document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=944749>Question 944749</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangular plot is 15m long and 10m wide. It is surrounded by a concrete walk of uniform width. The area of the walk is equal to the area of the plot. How wide is the walk? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #576033 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=576033\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> w, width of plot<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L, length of plot<BR>\n" );
document.write( "u, UNIFORM width border around plot<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "w=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=wL ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"wL\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, area of the plot.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28w%2B2u%29%28L%2B2u%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28w%2B2u%29%28L%2B2u%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, area of the plot AND the walkway.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The wording of the last part of the description means that the total area is two times the plot area; and the question is, find u.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for u, and plug in the given values. </SPAN>\n" );
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