SOLUTION: The length of a rectangle is two units shorter than 1/5 of the wit ex. Enter an expression in the box that represents the perimeter of the rectangle. Use one variable in a fractio

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Question 1047780: The length of a rectangle is two units shorter than 1/5 of the wit ex. Enter an expression in the box that represents the perimeter of the rectangle. Use one variable in a fraction in the answer.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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p = 2(w/5 - 2) + 2w
p = 2(w/5 - 2) + (10/5)w
P = (12/5)w - 4