Mrs. Bruce wants to put in a swimming pool with a deck around the perimeter of the pool. The pool will be rectangular shaped and

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Mrs. Bruce wants to put in a swimming pool with a deck around the perimeter of the pool. The pool will be rectangular shaped and

will have dimensions of 12 feet by 20 feet. The deck around the perimeter will be uniformed in width and have a total area of 68 square feet. Find the width of the deck.
Hint: Draw and accurately label a sketch of the deck and pool in the space below.

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