document.write( "Question 1148928: Quilt Dimensions.
\n" ); document.write( "Michelle is making a quilt for a wall hanging at the entrance
\n" ); document.write( "of a state museum. The finished quilt will measure 8 ft by 6
\n" ); document.write( "ft. The quilt has a border of uniform width around it. The
\n" ); document.write( "area of the interior rectangular section is one half the area of the entire quilt. How wide is the border?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #770258 by josgarithmetic(39617)\"\" \"About 
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x, the uniform border width\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"24\", inner rectangular area\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"48-%288-2x%29%286-2x%29=24\"---------solve for x.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"48-%288%2A6-12x-16x%2B4x%5E2%29=24\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"48-%2848-28x%2B4x%5E2%29=24\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"48-48%2B28x-4x%5E2=24\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"28x-4x%5E2=24\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7x-x%5E2=6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%5E2-7x%2B6=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x-1%29%28x-6%29=0\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28x=1%29\"
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