document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=974949>Question 974949</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Joy wants to buy carpet for a room that is 19 ft wide and 26 ft. long. She wants to leave a uniform strip of flooring around the carpet. She can afford to purchase 198 sq. ft. of carpet. What should the dimensions of the carpet be? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #596765 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=596765\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The carpet has to be (19-x)(26-x)-198 sq ft; x=feet of uniform flooring strip\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "494-45x+x^2=198\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2-45x+296=0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x-37)(x-8)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=37,8; x=37 is not possible<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=8 feet of flooring ANSWER\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check 11 *18=198 sq ft. </SPAN>\n" );
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