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CJ's garden is surrounded by a uniform width walkway . The Garden and walkway together cover an area of 320 square feet . If the dimensions of the garden are 12 feet by 16 feet determine the width of the walkway?
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omable6736

Answer:

the answer is 2ft

Step-by-step explanation:

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thebecks

Answer:

the walkway is 2 feet wide

Step-by-step explanation:

x=walkway width

(12+2x)(16+2x)=320

192+24x+32x+4x^2=320

simplify

4x^2+56x+192=320

4x^2+56x-128=0

divide by 4

x^2+14x-32=0

factor

(x+16)(x-2)=0

x=-16

x=2

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