SOLUTION: A rectangular lawn measuring 8 m by 4 m is surrounded by a flower bed of uniform width. The combined area of the lawn and the flower bed is 165 metres squared. What is the width of

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Question 1169417: A rectangular lawn measuring 8 m by 4 m is surrounded by a flower bed of uniform width. The combined area of the lawn and the flower bed is 165 metres squared. What is the width of the flower bed?
Answer by ikleyn(52748) About Me  (Show Source):
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It was solved many years ago at this forum,  and now it is safely kept in archive under the link

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