SOLUTION: The perimeter of a triangle is 35 feet. The second side is 24 feet less than 3 times the first side, and the third is 4 feet longer than the first side. Find the lengths of the sid

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Question 1046127: The perimeter of a triangle is 35 feet. The second side is 24 feet less than 3 times the first side, and the third is 4 feet longer than the first side. Find the lengths of the sides of the triangle.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let represent the first side:
x + (3x-24) + (x+4) = 35ft
5x = 55ft
x = 11 ft, the length of the first side,
Second is 9ft 3%2A11+-+24and third 15ft 11%2B4
AND
11ft + 91ft + 15ft = 35ft CHECKS!