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Mathematics, 05.02.2020 11:52 minervica

The length of a rectangle is one unit shorter than one-sixth of the width, x.

enter a simplified expression that represents the perimeter of the rectangle.

note: use one variable and a fraction in the answer.

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Answer from: Aaraar
Lets say that y represents length and x width.
From the text we can write:
y=x/6 - 1

Perimeter we calculate: 
P = 2*x + 2*y

now we use y equation from above and put it in perimeter equation:

P = 2*x + 2*(x/6 - 1)
P = 2*(7x/6 - 1)
P = 7x/3 - 2
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Answer from: Quest
That. you would have multiple
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Answer from: Quest
6xy and -16xy000000000

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