document.write( "Question 1095561: a pool measuring 12 x 16 meters is surrounded by a path of uniform width. if the are of the pool and the path combined is 480 sq meters what is the width of the path? \n" ); document.write( "
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uniform width of the outside path, x\r
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\n" ); document.write( "12 by 16 assumed as rectangle;\r
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