document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=982388>Question 982388</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a rectangular pool measuring 46 feet by 78 feet is surrounded by a path of uniform width around the 4 edges. the perimeter of the bigger rectangle formed by the pool and the surrounding path is 320 feet. find the width of the path. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x=width of path; P=perimeter; L=length; W=width<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P=2(L+2x+W+2x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "320 feet=2(78ft+46ft+4x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "160 feet=124feet+4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36 feet=4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9 feet=x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER:The width of the path is 9 feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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