document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1185017>Question 1185017</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The pool has a width of x feet. The length of the pool is 2 feet more than the width. The depth of the pool is 4 feet less than twice the width. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Given the pool's volume in cubic feet is 24 times its width in linear feet, what is the depth of the pool? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x = width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2 = length<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-4 = depth<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The volume in cubic feet is 24 times the width in feet:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 4 or x=-4; obviously -4 makes no sense.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: the depth of the pool is 2x-4 = 4 feet.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note the \"pool\" is not very practical -- its dimensions are 4x6 feet and 4 feet deep....<br><BR>\n" );
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