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A rectangular flower bed measures 8 metres by 4 metres. A uniform pathway of stones surrounds the flower bed. The total area of the flower bed and stones is 165 m^2. How wide is the pathway? Solve with
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A rectangular flower bed measures 8 metres by 4 metres. A uniform pathway of stones surrounds the flower bed. The total area of the flower bed and stones is 165 m^2. How wide is the pathway? Solve with quadratic relations.

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Let the pathway be x meters wide

The pathway is 3.5 metres wide.

A rectangular flower bed measures 8 metres by 4 metres. A uniform pathway of stones-example-1
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