A rectangular garden is 27 feet long and 15 feet wide. A brick walk way with uniform width is going to be constructed around the garden. The brick walk way will have an area of 244 square feet. What should be the width of the brick walk way? Type in your answer to the nearest thousandth. The width of the walk way should be    feet wide.

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A rectangular garden is 27 feet long and 15 feet wide. A brick walk way with uniform width is going to be constructed around the garden. The brick walk way will have an area of 244 square feet. What should be the width of the brick walk way? Type in your answer to the nearest thousandth. The width of the walk way should be    feet wide.

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