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Question 1089270: Please help me solve this word problem
A picture 8 in. by 12 in. is placed in a frame which has a uniform width. If the area of the frame is equal to the area of the picture, find the width of the frame.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39623) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
u, the width of the frame

%288%2B2u%29%2812%2B2u%29-8%2A12=8%2A12
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%288%2B2u%29%2812%2B2u%29=2%2A8%2A12
2%2A2%284%2Bu%29%286%2Bu%29=2%2A2%2A4%2A12
%284%2Bu%29%286%2Bu%29=48, more than one way to go from here to finish

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u=2