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A rectangular lawn measuring 24 feet by 16 feet is surrounded by a flower bed of uniform width. The combined area of the lawn an

d the flower bed is 660 square feet. What is the width of the flower bed?

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ArbitrLikvidat [17]2 years ago

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Answer:

6 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

(24+x)(16+x)=660

384+24x+16x+x²=660

x²+40x-276=0

x`= 6

x```= -46......no serve

Answer......is 6 feet

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