document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1196090>Question 1196090</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Cynthia Besch wants to buy a rug for a room that is 19 ft wide and 30 ft long. She wants to leave a uniform strip of floor around the rug. She can afford to buy 476 square feet of carpeting. What dimensions should the rug ​have? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "s = strip width<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(19-s)*(30-s) = area of rug = 476<BR>\n" );
document.write( "476 = 17*28<BR>\n" );
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