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document.write( "Let x be the width.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the length is 4 less than three times x, or 3x-4.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The perimeter, which is twice length plus width, is 124, so length plus width is 124/2 = 62.<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve using basic algebra.<br><BR>\n" );
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