you are placing a mat around a 25 inch by 21 inch painting. You want the mat to be twice as wide to the left and right of the painting as it is at the top and bottom of the painting. You have 714 square inches of the mat that you can use. how wide should the mat be to the left and right of the painting? at the top and bottom of the painting?

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nottim · Answer

I dunno.

nottim · Answer

Start doing these questions by drawing a diagram. Always helps me.

nottim · Answer

Err...are you drawing your diagram by any chance?

anonymous · Answer

yea i already did, but i just dont know how to go about factoring the problem.

anonymous · Answer

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