document.write( "Question 1136797: Mellie plans to make a patio 12 feet by 12 feet. She decides to add a border of equal width around the patio to increase the total area to 180 square feet.\r
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document.write( "Notice that the old patio is a square.\r\n" );
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document.write( "New patio is a square, too.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The new patio side length is   = 13.42 feet.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The border width =  = 0.7 feet (rounded as requested).    ANSWER\r\n" );
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