SOLUTION: can someone help me with this problem the perimeter of a triangle is 51 meters the second is twice as long as the first side the third side is 3 meters less than three times the fi

SOLUTION: can someone help me with this problem the perimeter of a triangle is 51 meters the second is twice as long as the first side the third side is 3 meters less than three times the fi

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Question 1008428: can someone help me with this problem the perimeter of a triangle is 51 meters the second is twice as long as the first side the third side is 3 meters less than three times the first what are the lengths of the sides of the triangle give three answers seperated by commas
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+2x+3x-3=51
6x=51+3
x=54/6
x=9
2x=18
3x-3=24
9m, 18m, 24m
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