document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1115712>Question 1115712</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A club swimming pool is 24<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ft wide and 40<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ft long. The club members want an exposed aggregate border in a strip of uniform width around the pool. They have enough material for 576<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ft squared<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How wide can the strip&#8203; be? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The club members want an exposed aggregate border in a strip of uniform width around the pool. They have enough material for 576ft squared. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "How wide can the strip&#8203; be?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Length = 2(24+40) = 2(64) = 128<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Width = x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "128x = 576<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Width = x = 576/128 = 4.5 ft<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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