SOLUTION: Could you please help me help my sick son with this problem. He has been out of school ill for 3 days and I am trying to help but, cannot remember how. A triangle has one side leng

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Question 429077: Could you please help me help my sick son with this problem. He has been out of school ill for 3 days and I am trying to help but, cannot remember how. A triangle has one side length 1 1/3 cm. and another side length 2 1/5 cm. the perimeter of the triangle is 7 1/30 cm. What is the length of the 3rd side.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Hi
Let x represent the length of the 3rd side.
Question states*** Converting info given to improper fractions
4/3cm + 11/5 cm + x = 211/30 cm |Multiplying each term by 30
40 + 66 + 30x = 211
30x = 105
x = 3.5cm Or 3 1/2 cm
CHECKING our Answer***
4/3 + 11/5 + 7/2 = (40 + 66 + 105)/30 = 211/30
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