A rectangular garden 12m long and 10m wide consists of a rectangular lawn boarded with flower beds of the same width round the two longer sides and one of the shorter sides. If the area of the flower bed is half the area of the garden, what is the width of the flower bed???

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anonymous · Answer

with the borders having equal width

anonymous · Answer

wait one moment.

anonymous · Answer

ok :)

anonymous · Answer

this bit really confused me. 

flower beds of the same width round the two longer sides and one of the shorter sides.

anonymous · Answer

ah i confused it sorry, it should be different

anonymous · Answer

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