Problema Solution

A walkway of uniform width has area 72 m squared and surrounds a swimming pool that is 8 m wide and 10 m long. Find the width of the walkway.

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let w = the width of the walkway, w>0


(8 + 2w)(10 + 2w) - 8*10 = 72


by solving we find:


w = 1.68 m


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the width of the walkway is 1.68 meters.