document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1208739>Question 1208739</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: 1 cubic yard = 27 cubic feet \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let me see.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of just the border = (2x + 6)(2x+ 10) - area of garden.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = width of border in feet\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Area of the border = [(2x + 6)(2x + 10) - 60]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I must convert 3 inches to feet. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 inches ÷ 12 inches = 1/4 feet\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Volume = 27 cubic feet\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "27 = (2x + 6)(2x + 10)(1/4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stuck here.... </SPAN>\n" );
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