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document.write( "    A small garden measures 6 ft by 10 ft. A  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28cross%28border%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28cross%28border%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  <U>walkway</U> of the uniform width around the garden increases the total area to 117 ft2. \r\n" );
document.write( "    What is the width of the <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28cross%28border%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28cross%28border%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > walkway ?\r\n" );
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