SOLUTION: A carpet is placed in a room 6m by 4 m, leaving a border of a uniform width all around it. Find the width id the border if the area of the carpet is 8m squared.

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Question 1123730: A carpet is placed in a room 6m by 4 m, leaving a border of a uniform width all around it. Find the width id the border if the area of the carpet is 8m squared.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Total Room area, 6%2A24

Carpet area, %286-2x%29%284-2x%29
x, the uniform width around the carpet, uncarpeted from carpet to walls

Carpet Area given as 8 square meters.
%286-2x%29%284-2x%29=8
Solve this.