A rectangular picture whose length is 3 less than twice the width is surrounded by a frame with a with of 2 inches. If the area of the frame alone is 124in squared, then what are the dimensions of the original picture without the frame???

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A rectangular picture whose length is 3 less than twice the width is surrounded by a frame with a with of 2 inches.  If the area of the frame alone is 124in squared, then what are the dimensions of the original picture without the frame???

anonymous · Answer

Let w = The width of the picture
       l = The length of the picture

Write an equation involving l and w based on the statment:
"The length of the picture is three less than twice the width."