SOLUTION: Three times the perimeter of a triangle is the same as 75 decreased by twice the perimeter. What is the perimeter of the triangle?
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Question 381743: Three times the perimeter of a triangle is the same as 75 decreased by twice the perimeter. What is the perimeter of the triangle?
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If the perimeter of the triangle is P, then
3P = 75 - 2P
5P = 75
P = 15
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