A square courtyard measures 20 m on each side

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Problem

A square courtyard measures 20 m on each side. The school plans to surround it with a uniform strip of paving so that the combined area of the courtyard and the paving becomes 350 m². Which of the following is correct? (a) The paving will be approximately 0.65 m0.65\,\text{m} wide. (b) The paving will be approximately 3.7 m3.7\,\text{m} wide. (c) Such a paving strip cannot be laid with a positive width. (d) The paving will be approximately 1.3 m1.3\,\text{m} wide.

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