document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1140053>Question 1140053</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello, I am having a lot of trouble with this word problem and I only have one try left.  Can anyone assist me in breaking in down and solve?  Please, and thank you.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A club swimming pool is 33 ft wide and 49 ft long. The club members want an exposed aggregate border in a strip of uniform width around the pool. They have enough material for 344 ft squared. How wide can the strip​ be? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "33 feet by 49 feet\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x, the width of the uniform strip around pool\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify the equation and solve for x. </SPAN>\n" );
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