$A_{outer}=ab$
$A_{inner}=(a-2)(b-2)$
$A_{outer}=2A_{inner}$
$ab=2(a-2)(b-2)=2ab-4a-4b+8$
$0=ab-4a-4b+8$
By Simon's Favorite Factoring Trick:
$8=ab-4a-4b+16=(a-4)(b-4)$
Since $8=1\times8$ and $8=2\times4$ are the only positive factorings of $8$.
$(a,b)=(5,12)$ or $(a,b)=(6,8)$ yielding $\Rightarrow\textbf{(B)}$ $2$ solutions. Notice that because $b>a$, the reversed pairs are invalid.
A rectangular floor measures $a$ by $b$ feet, where $a$ and $b$ are positive integers with $b > a$. An artist paints a rectangle on the floor with the sides of the rectangle parallel to the sides of the floor. The unpainted part of the floor forms a border of width $1$ foot around the painted rectangle and occupies half of the area of the entire floor. How many possibilities are there for the ordered pair $(a,b)$?
$\textbf{(A)}\ 1\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 2\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 3\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 4\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 5$