document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1201075>Question 1201075</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello I'm having trouble with this one, thanks for the help. The dimensions of a picture inside a frame of uniform width are 12 by 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "inches. If the whole area (picture and frame) is 288 in2, what is the width of<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the frame? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " The dimensions of a picture inside a frame of uniform width are 12 by 16<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Taking away the modifier in the first part,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " The dimensions of a picture -modifier- are 12 by 16<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the area of the picture alone, is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=12%2A16=192 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"12%2A16=192\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > square inches.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Make the drawing and label parts.  If u is the uniform width of the frame, then the area of frame PLUS pucture is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2812%2B2u%29%2816%2B2u%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2812%2B2u%29%2816%2B2u%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Second part of description,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "whole area (picture and frame) is 288 square inches<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You already know from description that the frame surrounds the picture, and is of a uniform width.  Using the given total area,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28%2812%2B2u%29%2816%2B2u%29=288%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28%2812%2B2u%29%2816%2B2u%29=288%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "And you can solve this equation with whatever skills you have or need.  (You might want to first multiply both sides of equation by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >). </SPAN>\n" );
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