document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1199222>Question 1199222</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rectangular plot, 4 meters by 8 meters, is to be used for a garden. The owner decides to put a pavement of uniform width inside the entire border so that 12 square meters of the plot is left for flowers. How wide should the pavement be?                                                 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #832992 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39625)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=832992\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Total area,  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2A8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2A8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > square meters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Area of remaining plot for the flowers, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%284-2w%29%288-2w%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%284-2w%29%288-2w%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > for w uniform width border\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for w.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify first...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2A2%2A%282-w%29%284-w%29=2%2A2%2A3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2A2%2A%282-w%29%284-w%29=2%2A2%2A3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Could these factors of 3 be  1 and 3 ?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Trying this,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2-1=w ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2-1=w\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "OR<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4-3=w ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4-3=w\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=w=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"w=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The uniform width of the inside border is 1 <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=cross%28foot%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"cross%28foot%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >meter. </SPAN>\n" );
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