document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1084002>Question 1084002</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangular pool is 8m longer than its width. The pool has a walk way of 2m around the whole pool. The total area of the walkway is 176m^2. What are the pool dimensions?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(8+W)(W)-4= 176<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(W= width)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "final answer: width= 22.5 m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "length = 30.5 m </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "rectangular pool is 8 m longer than its width. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x, the width of pool<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+8, length of pool<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(x+8), just the area of the pool\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The pool has a walk way of 2 m around the whole pool. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combined area of pool and walkway, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B2%2A2%29%28x%2B8%2B2%2A2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B2%2A2%29%28x%2B8%2B2%2A2%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The total area of the walkway is 176m^2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of just the area of the walkway,  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2B4%29%28x%2B12%29-x%28x%2B8%29=176 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2B4%29%28x%2B12%29-x%28x%2B8%29=176\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify this walkway area equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16x + 48 - 8x = 176,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x = 176 - 48,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8x = 128  --->  x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=128%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"128%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 16.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<U>Answer</U>.  The width of the pool = 16 m; the length is 16+8 = 24 m.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The solution by \"josgarithmetic\" was <U>WRONG</U>.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "For your safety, simply ignore it.\r<BR>\n" );
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