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A rectangular garden has a width of 10 feet and a length of 14 feet. A cement walkway is added around the outside of the garden. The area of the garden and the walkway together are 252 square feet. What
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A rectangular garden has a width of 10 feet and a length of 14 feet. A cement

walkway is added around the outside of the garden. The area of the garden and the
walkway together are 252 square feet. What is the width of the walkway?

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Total area=252 sq ft
Area of garden=10*14= 140 sq ft
Area of walkway=252-140= 112 sq ft
Walkway is around the garden, therefore its length is 24 ft (=10+14)
Walkway width=112/24= 4.7 ft
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