<PRE><B>Question 1013378</B>
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Write an equation: x if the width of a uniform path of garden that is 8 m wide and 10 m long. The area of the path is 40 m^2.
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I will assume that the path around the garden is outside the garden.
(It was not clearly pronounced in the condition although.)


Then the equation is 


(L+2x)*(W+2x) - LW = 40.


Here L is the length of the garden and W is the garden width.

L and W are given.


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