You dont know the length the width is four feet less than tw

You don\'t know the length, the width is four feet less than twice the length. Represent both amounts. If the length is represented by x, then the width is represented by? You may also use the variable L to represent the length and write the width in terms of L.

Solution

Let length be x

width is four feet less than twice the length

twice the length: 2x

width = 2*x -4