A strip of uniform width is to be cut off both sides and both ends of a sheet of paper that is 8 inches by 12 inches to reduce the size of the paper to an area of 65 square inches. Find the width of the strip. 1 decima

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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 8 inches by 12 inches to reduce the size of the paper to an area of 65 square inches. Find the width of the strip. 1 decimal

 

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