The length of a rectangular pool is 4 meters less than twice the width. If the pool's perimeter is 94 meters, what is the width? a) Write an equation to model the problem. Use x to represent the width of the pool. Answer: b) Solve the equation to find the width of the pool. (Note: Include the units, in this case m). Answer: A

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The length of a rectangular pool is 4 meters less than twice the width. If the pool's perimeter is 94
meters, what is the width?
a) Write an equation to model the problem. Use x to represent the width of the pool.
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b) Solve the equation to find the width of the pool. (Note: Include the units, in this case m).
Answer:
A
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