document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1008981>Question 1008981</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A homeowner hires a mason to lay a brick border around a rectangular patio that measures 8ft by 10 ft. If the total area of the patio and border is 195 ft^2, what is the width of the border? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #624510 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=624510\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If b is uniform width of brick border, x and y are the patio dimensions, A is the total area of combined patio and border, then you have\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%28x=8%2Cy=10%2CA=195%2Cb=unknownBorderWidth%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"system%28x=8%2Cy=10%2CA=195%2Cb=unknownBorderWidth%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Patio area only, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=xy ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"xy\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "total combined, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B2b%29%28y%2B2b%29=A ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B2b%29%28y%2B2b%29=A\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for b in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28%28x%2B2b%29%28y%2B2b%29=A%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28%28x%2B2b%29%28y%2B2b%29=A%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and substitute the given values when you are ready.  (Maybe the resulting quadratic expression equal to zero is factorable and maybe not.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=xy%2B2yb%2B2xb%2B4b%5E2-A=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"xy%2B2yb%2B2xb%2B4b%5E2-A=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4b%5E2%2B%282x%2B2y%29b%2Bxy-A=0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4b%5E2%2B%282x%2B2y%29b%2Bxy-A=0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >----you could keep going purely in symbols, but this is where you might be comfortable in substituting the given values for x,y,A, before continuing. </SPAN>\n" );
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