document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1117968>Question 1117968</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Tom has a backyard that is 100 ft. by 60 ft. He plans to install a rectangular swimming pool bordered by a concrete walkway of uniform width. He wants the area of the pool to take up 1/2 of the area of the entire backyard. Determine the width of the walkways (x). Round your answer to 2 decimals </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The problem is not well defined and therefore can not be solved.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "By the way, \"backyard\" as a single word is an adjective, as in \"backyard barbecue\".  If you are talking about the yard at the back of a house, it is two words: back yard.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the entire back yard is to be taken up by the pool and the walkways, then the problem can be solved.  But you didn't say that was the case.... </SPAN>\n" );
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