SOLUTION: The width of a platform is 2 feet less than three times the length, l. Express the width of the platform as an algebraic expression in terms of l.

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Question 883648: The width of a platform is 2 feet less than three times the length, l. Express the width of the platform as an algebraic expression in terms of l.
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The width of a platform is 2 feet less than three times the length, l. Express the width of the platform as an algebraic expression in terms of l.
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width=3*length-2

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