October 2025
Problem of the Month

Mr. P's Gaming Tables




Mr. P hosts a Games Group at his house every other Friday night.

He originally had a black square card table which measured 33" x 33".

He replaced it with a white square card table which gave the players 280 square inches more playing area than the black table.

What are the dimensions of the white table?



Black table:



White table:





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