John has a rectangular picture which is 43 inches long and 27 inches wide. He wants to build a wooden gram for the picture but she only has 800 square inches of wood available. How wide will the border be?
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Answer:The border will be 18.6 inches wideStep-by-step explanation:Let the width be wThe length = 43 inchesTotal wood = 800 square inchesFormula for area of rectangle = length x width800 = 43 x ww = 800/43w = 18.6 inchesTherefore, the border will be 18.6 inches wide.!!