Answer: Either [tex]w(w-4)[/tex] or [tex]w^2 - 4w[/tex]
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Explanation:
w = width
w-4 = length since it is 4 less than the width
Multiply the length and width to get the area of the rectangle.
area = length*width
area = [tex](w-4)w[/tex]
area = [tex]w(w-4)[/tex]
area = [tex]w^2-4w[/tex]
In the last step, I used the distributive property.
Either expression mentioned above is valid for the area. If you had to pick only one, I'd go for [tex]w^2-4w[/tex]
