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( "Just a comment to say that the problem is very poorly formulated.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The problem is clearly intended as an exercise for beginning algebra students.  As such, the process of solving the problem should be the hardest part of the problem.  The solution itself should be easy, which means the answer should be a \"nice\" number.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ignoring the fact that the problem is probably for beginning algebra students, if the dimensions of the picture and the area whole numbers then the width of the frame should be a whole number.  Having a width that is an irrational number to make the total area a whole number is not realistic.<br><BR>\n" );
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