SOLUTION: A pool is 20 x 12. You have a 144 feet of fencing. How many feet away from the pool must the fence be to have all 4 sides equal distance from the pool?

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Question 1000813: A pool is 20 x 12. You have a 144 feet of fencing. How many feet away from the pool must the fence be to have all 4 sides equal distance from the pool?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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x, the distance from fence to pool all the four sides.

Dimensions for the fence will be (20+2x) and (12+2x).

The fence perimeter 2%2820%2B2x%29%2B2%2812%2B2x%29=144

20%2B2x%2B12%2B2x=72
10%2Bx%2B6%2Bx=36
2x%2B16=36
x%2B8=18
highlight%28x=10%29