document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1049572>Question 1049572</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Cynthia Besch wants to buy a rug for a room that is 14 ft wide and 29 ft long. She wants to leave a uniform strip of floor around the rug. She can afford to buy 250 square feet of carpeting. What dimensions should the rug&#8203; have? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #665149 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=665149\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> w, uniform width of floor around the rug\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of the room, 14*29<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area of the border around the rug, 14*29-(14-2w)(29-2w)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area of just the rug, (14-2w)(29-2w)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area of just the rug is also given, 250 square feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This description is easily generalized.  See this instructive video:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<a  rel=nofollow HREF=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FmL8uC3tyE\">rectangular inside-border of uniform width - video</a> </SPAN>\n" );
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