Question 1046773
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Hi,
     *[illustration rectangle.png].
The length of a rectangle is 4 units shorter than one-fourth the width, x.
length: {{{x/4-4}}}
P = 2L + 2w
P = 2(x/4-4) + 2x
Simplified
P = x/2 - 8 + (4/2)x
P = (5/2)x - 8