document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1137363>Question 1137363</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Cynthia Besch wants to buy a rug for a room that is 23 ft wide and 32 ft long. She wants to leave a uniform strip of floor around the rug. She can afford to buy 442 square feet of carpeting. What dimensions should the rug​ have? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #755235 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=755235\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Room area, 23*32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rug area, (23-2x)(32-2x)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rug area value will be 442 square feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rug Dimensions:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17 feet and 26 feet </SPAN>\n" );
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