Question 1048406
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Cynthia Besch wants to buy a rug for a room that is 22 ft wide and 27 ft long. 
She wants to leave a uniform strip of floor around the rug. 
She can afford to buy 266 square feet of carpeting. What dimensions should the rug​ have?
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(27-2x)*(22-2x) = 266,

where x is the wide of the uniform strip.

Simplify:

{{{4x^2 - 98x + 594}}} = 266,  or

{{{4x^2 - 98x + 328}}} = 0.

Solve this quadratic equation. Use the quadratic formula.

Then find the dimensions 27-2x (length) and 22-2x (width).
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