If a rug is to fit in a room so that a boarder of even width is left on all four sides. if the roo is 12 feet by 15 feet and the area of the rug is 108 square feet, how wide will the boarder be
Accepted Solution
A:
Define x:
Let x be the width of the border
Length of the rug = 15 -2x Width of the rug = 12 -2x