A strip of uniform width is to be cut off both sides and both ends of a sheet of paper that is 9 inches by 14 inches to reduce the size of the paper to an area of 70 square inches. Find the width of the strip.

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 A strip of uniform width is to be cut off both sides and both ends of a sheet of paper that is 9 inches by 14 inches to reduce the size of the paper to an area of 70 square inches. Find the width of the strip. Express your answer in 1 decimal place.

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