document.write( "Question 1046773: The length of a rectangle is 4 units shorter than one-fourth the width, x.\r
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document.write( "The length of a rectangle is 4 units shorter than one-fourth the width, x.
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document.write( "P = 2L + 2w
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document.write( "P = 2(x/4-4) + 2x
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document.write( "P = x/2 - 8 + (4/2)x
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document.write( "P = (5/2)x - 8 \n" );
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