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Cynthia Besch wants to buy a rug for a room that is 25 ft wide and 32 ft long. She wants to leave a uniform strip of floor around the rug. She can afford to buy 588 square feet of carpeting. What dimensions should the rug​ have?
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Answered by
Scott
(25 - x)(32 - x) = 588
x^2 - 57 x + 212 = 0
solve for x (the border width)
then find the length and width
... subtract twice the border from each room dimension
x^2 - 57 x + 212 = 0
solve for x (the border width)
then find the length and width
... subtract twice the border from each room dimension
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