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A warehouse platform is 10 meters long and 3 meters wide.

The platform is going to be enlarged by adding a strip of
uniform width to all sides. How wide should the strip be, in
order to double the area of the platform?

User Chvor
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Answer:

6meters wide

Explanation:

10×3=30 area

10×y=60

60÷10=6

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