document.write( "Question 1208739: A landscaper, who just completed a rectangular flodwer garden measuring 6 feet by 10 feet, orders 1 cubic yard of premixed cement, all of which is to be used to create a border of uniform width around the garden. If the border is to have a depth of 3 inches, how wide should the border be?\r
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document.write( "Note: 1 cubic yard = 27 cubic feet \r
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document.write( "Let me see.\r
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document.write( "Area of just the border = (2x + 6)(2x+ 10) - area of garden.\r
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document.write( "Let x = width of border in feet\r
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document.write( "Area of the border = [(2x + 6)(2x + 10) - 60]\r
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document.write( "I must convert 3 inches to feet. \r
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document.write( "3 inches รท 12 inches = 1/4 feet\r
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document.write( "Volume = 27 cubic feet\r
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document.write( "27 = (2x + 6)(2x + 10)(1/4)\r
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document.write( "Stuck here.... \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #847162 by josgarithmetic(39617)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! No, No... \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "How to get unstuck: \n" ); document.write( " You forgot to include the subtraction of the 60 square feet. \n" ); document.write( " The work leading up to your equation is mostly good other than that. Make the correction and then solve the equation. \n" ); document.write( " |