document.write( "Question 1136122: A tablecloth has length that is 0.4m longer than its width.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If L is length, and if this length is 0.4m LONGER than width, then width is \"L-0.4\". WIDTH is 0.4 m SHORTER THAN length.\r
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