Problem: A square office, 1000 feet by 1000 feet, is to be partitioned into two offices by a single interior wall. The difference between the perimeters of the resulting two officers is being 400 feet. What are their dimensions?
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Correct Answer: 600 ft and 400 ft
Explanation:
Suppose the office is like these:
Let the wide of the first portion is x feet, then the wide of the second portion become (1000 —x) feet,
According to question,2 (x +1000)— 2 (1000 —x +1000)= 400
=> 2x + 2000 — 4000 + 2x = 400
=> 4x = 400 + 2000
=> x = 600
So, width = 1000 — 600 = 400 feet.