SOLUTION: Ali paints with watercolors on a sheet of paper 20 in. wide by 15 in. high. He then places this sheet on a mat so that a uniformly wide strip of the mat shows all around the pictur
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Question 508896: Ali paints with watercolors on a sheet of paper 20 in. wide by 15 in. high. He then places this sheet on a mat so that a uniformly wide strip of the mat shows all around the picture. The perimeter of the mat is 118 in. How wide is the strip of the mat showing around the picture? Answer by oberobic(2304) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! p = perimeter of the mat
p = 2(length + width)
p = 118
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l = 15 + 2x, where x is the width of the strip
w = 20 + 2x
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2(15+2x+20+2x) = 118
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30 + 4x +40 + 4x = 118
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8x + 70 = 118
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8x = 48
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x = 6 in, which is the width of the border.
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Check to ensure the solution is the answer.
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l = 15 + 12 = 27
w = 20 + 12 = 32
32 + 27 = 59
p = 2*59 = 118
Correct.
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Answer: The width of the strip showing around the picture is 6 inches.
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