SOLUTION: Find the area of each section of a wooden frame if the picture itself is 16 by 8 and the overall dimensions are 20 by 12.

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Question 1097624: Find the area of each section of a wooden frame if the picture itself is 16 by 8 and the overall dimensions are 20 by 12.
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let w be the width of the frame. Then:
20-2w=16 and
12-2w=8
2w=4
w=2
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