SOLUTION: A photo is 13in. longer than it is wide. A 2 in border is placed around the photo making the total area of the photo and border 108 in^2. What are the dimensions of the photo?

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Question 206845: A photo is 13in. longer than it is wide. A 2 in border is placed around the photo making the total area of the photo and border 108 in^2. What are the dimensions of the photo?
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A photo is 13in. longer than it is wide. A 2in border is placed around the photo
making the total area of the photo and border 108in^2.
What are the dimensions of the photo?
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The given information describes an unlikely photo. In order to satisfy this data, a photo less than 2 inches wide and the length would be about 15 inches
What kind of photo could that be?