Cynthia Besch wants to buy a rug for a room that is 24 ft wide and 33 ft long. She wants to leave a uniform strip of floor around the rug. She can afford to buy 400 square feet of carpeting. What dimensions should the rug have? 24 t 400 ft 33 ft The dimensions of the rug should be ft (Use a comma to separate answers as'Needed.)

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Cynthia Besch wants to buy a rug for a room that is 24 ft wide and 33 ft long. She wants to leave a uniform
strip of floor around the rug. She can afford to buy 400 square feet of carpeting. What dimensions should
the rug have?
24 t
400ft
33 ft
The dimensions of the rug should be ft
(Use a comma to separate answers as'Needed.)
Transcribed Image Text:Cynthia Besch wants to buy a rug for a room that is 24 ft wide and 33 ft long. She wants to leave a uniform strip of floor around the rug. She can afford to buy 400 square feet of carpeting. What dimensions should the rug have? 24 t 400ft 33 ft The dimensions of the rug should be ft (Use a comma to separate answers as'Needed.)
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