Question 1201075
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Just a comment to say that the problem is very poorly formulated.<br>
The problem is clearly intended as an exercise for beginning algebra students.  As such, the process of solving the problem should be the hardest part of the problem.  The solution itself should be easy, which means the answer should be a "nice" number.<br>
Ignoring the fact that the problem is probably for beginning algebra students, if the dimensions of the picture and the area whole numbers then the width of the frame should be a whole number.  Having a width that is an irrational number to make the total area a whole number is not realistic.<br>