SOLUTION: A man mows his 25 foot by 200 foot rectangular lawn in a spiral pattern starting from the outside edge. After a bit of hard work he stops for a water break, he is 82% done. How wid

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Question 1166322: A man mows his 25 foot by 200 foot rectangular lawn in a spiral pattern starting from the outside edge. After a bit of hard work he stops for a water break, he is 82% done. How wide of a strip has he mowed around the outside edge?
Answer by ikleyn(52879) About Me  (Show Source):
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The problem talks about the outside edge, as if the "inside edge" does exist.