document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1026807>Question 1026807</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A garden is rectangular with a width of 12 feet and a length of 6 feet. If it is surrounded by a walkway 2 feet wide, how many square feet of area does the walkway cover?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #642125 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=642125\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This analysis is done strictly in symbols.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "w for width of the garden, L for the length of the garden.  The uniform width of the walkway around the garden is u.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of the garden, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=wL ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"wL\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area of the walkway AND garden together, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28w%2B2u%29%28L%2B2u%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28w%2B2u%29%28L%2B2u%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of the combined walkway & garden MINUS area of just the garden IS the area of just the walkway.<BR>\n" );
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