document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1065750>Question 1065750</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A snack company increases the side length of a square cracker by 2 centimeters. The new cracker has an area of 28 square centimeters larger than the old version. What was the area of the old cracker?\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 #680920 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39631)</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=680920\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Old cracker side length, x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "New cracker side length, x+2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "New cracker has a larger area than before.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The difference is 28 square centimeters.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for x and evaluate x^2.\r<BR>\n" );
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