document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=982506>Question 982506</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A vegetable gardener has a tilled a piece of soil that measures 6 yards by 12 yards. She wants to put a border of marigolds of the same width within the four sides and leave an area of 40 square yards for vegetables. How wide can the border be? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(6yds-x)(12yds-x)=40yds^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "72yds-6xyds-12xyds+x^2=40yds^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-18xyds+72yds^2=40yds^2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x^2-18xyds+32yds=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-2yds)(x-16yds)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-2yds=0 OR x-16yds=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2yds OR x=16yds x=16yds results in negative measurements, so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2 yards ANSWER: The border can be 2 yards wide.<BR>\n" );
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