A landscaping agent has a rectangular plot of 30 m by 20 m flat ground. He is required to build a rectangular flowerbed in the middle of the plot. The flowerbed is to be surrounded by a grass strip. He has 400 m2 of grass available. If all the available grass is to be used, how wide should the grass strip be?
A landscaping agent has a rectangular plot of 30 m by 20 m flat ground. He is required to build a rectangular flowerbed in the middle of the plot. The flowerbed is to be surrounded by a grass strip. He has 400 m2 of grass available. If all the available grass is to be used, how wide should the grass strip be?
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A landscaping agent has a rectangular plot of 30 m by 20 m flat ground. He is required to build a rectangular
flowerbed in the middle of the plot. The flowerbed is to be surrounded by a grass strip. He has 400 m2 of
grass available. If all the available grass is to be used, how wide should the grass strip be?
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