SOLUTION: Steve has a rectangular garden which is 18 feet long and 16 feet wide. He wants to put a strip of gravel of uniform width around the garden. He had enough gravel for 152 square fee

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Question 889059: Steve has a rectangular garden which is 18 feet long and 16 feet wide. He wants to put a strip of gravel of uniform width around the garden. He had enough gravel for 152 square feet. How wide can he make the strip?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
18*16=288
(18+x)*(16+x)=440
x=4
check
22*20=440