document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=417173>Question 417173</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if the perimeter of a traingle below is 120 feet find the measure of each side\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "one side x + 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "other side  3x -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "other side 2x-1 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "We can write an equation to look like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 8 + 3x -2 + 2x-1=120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Combine like terms to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+5=120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract 5 and divide by 6 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=19 1/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now plug this in to each one to get the lengths of the sides. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "27 1/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "55 1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "37 1/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add this up and it should come out to 120.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ<BR>\n" );
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