Solve problem. See EXAMPLE.Width of a Flower Border A landscape architect has included a r...

Solve problem. See EXAMPLE.

Width of a Flower Border A landscape architect has included a rectangular flower bed measuring 9 ft by 5 ft in her plans for a new building. She wants to use two colors of flowers in the bed, one in the center and the other for a border of the same width on all four sides. If she has enough plants to cover 24 ft2 for the border, how wide can the border be?

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