document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1084975>Question 1084975</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Cynthia Besch wants to buy a rug for a room that is 23 ft wide and 24 ft long. She wants to leave a uniform strip of floor around the rug. She can afford to buy 240 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 #699011 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=699011\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x, the uniform strip size along each side.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rug dimensions,  23-2x and 24-2x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rug AREA given,  240 square feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28%2823-2x%29%2824-2x%29=240%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28%2823-2x%29%2824-2x%29=240%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Simplify and solve this equation for x, and then evaluate the rug's dimensions. </SPAN>\n" );
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