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13 July, 08:05

You have a pool that measures 8 yards by 10 yards. You want to build a deck around all four sides of the pool and you want to increase the total area to 120 square yards. The deck is the same width on both sides forming a perfect rectangle. What is the width of the deck?

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  1. 13 July, 09:03
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    Given:

    pool length : 10 yards

    pool width : 8 yards

    Area = 10 yds * 8 yds = 80 yd²

    (10 + 2x) (8 + 2x) = 120

    10 (8 + 2x) + 2x (8+2x) = 120

    80 + 20x + 16x + 4x² = 120

    4x² + 36x + 80 - 120 = 0

    4x² + 36x - 40 = 0

    4 (x² + 9x - 10) = 0

    4 (x + 10) (x - 1) = 0

    x + 10 = 0

    x = - 10

    x - 1 = 0

    x = 1

    the width of the deck is 1 yard
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