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by [email protected] » Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:56 am
A square countertop has a square tile inlay in the center. leaving an untiled strip of uniform width around the tile. if the ratio of the tiled area to the untiled is 25 to 39, which of the following could be the width in inches of the strip?

i. 1
ii 3
iii 4

A)i
B)ii
C)i &ii
D) i & iii
E) i ii & iii
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