document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=974468>Question 974468</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How I can the mathematical equation for the problem, A garden 7 m by  12 mwill be expanded  by  planting a border of  flowers .The  borders  will be  of  the same width  around the  entire  garden and  has an  area of 92 square  meter </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #596431 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</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=596431\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The question would be, what is the width of the border of flowers?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ASSIGN VARIABLES<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w and L, width and length of the garden before adding the surrounding flowers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "u, UNKNOWN width of the border of the flowers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A, the area of the border of flowers surrounding the w & L part of the garden.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANALYZE AND MAKE THE NEEDED EQUATION<BR>\n" );
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;\" >, garden without the flower border<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;\" >, whole area of combined flower border and unflowered garden<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28%28w%2B2u%29%28L%2B2u%29-wL=A%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28%28w%2B2u%29%28L%2B2u%29-wL=A%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, just the area of the border of flowers\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The red-outlined equation has only the one unknown variable, u.  Simplify, solve for u, and then evaluate u according to:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=92<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L=12 </SPAN>\n" );
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