document.write( "Question 1156274: The width of a rectangular pool is 12 feet less than its length. The area of the pool is 800 ft.². To the nearest 10th, what is the width of the pool? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Standard problem\r\n" );
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document.write( "    W*(W+12) = 800\r\n" );
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document.write( "    W^2 + 12W - 800 = 0.\r\n" );
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