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document.write( "A FACTORY MEASURING 80m BY 60m IS TO BE SURROUNDED BY A SIDEWALK UNIFORM IN WIDTH. IH THE AREA OF THE FACTORY IS DOUBLED BY EXTENDING ALL SIDES, WHAT IS THE WIDTH OF THE SIDEWALK (ROUND TO THE NEAREST TENTH)? \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #96668 by checkley71(8403)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! THE ORIGINAL FACTORY HAS A PERIMETER=2*80+2*60=160+120=280 CM. \n" ); document.write( "THE WIDTH OF THE SIDEWALK IS NOT KNOWN/GIVEN FOR THE ORIGINAL FACTORY. \n" ); document.write( "THE EXPANDED MEASUREMENTS OF THE FACTORY ARE 2*160+2*120=320+240=560 CM. \n" ); document.write( "THEREFORE THERE IS NO WAY OF CALCULATING THE WIDTH, ONLY THE EXPANDED LENGTH OF THE SIDEWALK. \n" ); document.write( " |