document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1057692>Question 1057692</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> zelda has a 300 inch roll of binding for a quilt the quilt must be 84 inches long how wide can she make it ? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #672822 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solve_for_x><B>solve_for_x(190)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solve_for_x><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=672822\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Assuming that the \"binding\" goes along the edge of the quilt, the perimeter of the quilt must be at most 300 inches.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the length of the quilt is 84 inches, then the perimeter is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P = 2(84) + 2w\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where w is the width of the quilt.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Setting the perimeter equal to the maximum value of 300 gives:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(84) + 2w = 300\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2w + 168 = 300\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2w = 300 - 168\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2w = 132\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "w = 132 / 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "w = 66 inches\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The maximum width of the quilt is 66 inches. </SPAN>\n" );
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