document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1020713>Question 1020713</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The floor of a rectangular room is of length 16ft. A carpet of width 9 ft. is placed so that there is a border of 1/1/2 ft. wide all around it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Calculate \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a.the width of the room<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b.the area of the room<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c.the area 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 #636586 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=636586\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the length of the carpet = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+L+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+L+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The width <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+W+=+9+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+W+=+9+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+16+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+16+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ft = the length of the room<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If I subtract  the border from both ends<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of the length, I get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+16+-+2%2A%28+1.5+%29+=+16+-+3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+16+-+2%2A%28+1.5+%29+=+16+-+3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+16+-+3+=+13+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+16+-+3+=+13+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, the length of the carpet, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+L+=+13+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+L+=+13+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The width of the room is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+W+%2B+2%2A%28+1.5+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+W+%2B+2%2A%28+1.5+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+9+%2B+3+=+12+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+9+%2B+3+=+12+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The width of the room is 12 ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The area of the room is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+16%2A12+=+192+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+16%2A12+=+192+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ft2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(c)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The area of the border is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[ area of room ] - [ area of carpet ]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+192+-+9%2A13+=+192+-+117+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+192+-+9%2A13+=+192+-+117+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+192+-+117+=+75+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+192+-+117+=+75+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "75 ft2 </SPAN>\n" );
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