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Question 548612: You are placing a mat around a 25 inch by 21 inch painting as shown. You want the mat to be twice as wide to the left and right of the painting as it is at the top and bottom of the painting. You have 714 square inches of mat that you can use. How wide should the mat be to the left and right of the painting? at the top and bottom of the painting? Answer by xalmax(1) (Show Source):
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