SOLUTION: Will you please help me to set up the equation and solve for this word problem? A triangle has a perimeter of 161 miles. The length of each of the two smaller sides of the trian

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Question 337076: Will you please help me to set up the equation and solve for this word problem?
A triangle has a perimeter of 161 miles. The length of each of the two smaller sides of the triangle is two-thirds the length of the longest side. Find the length of each side of the triangle.

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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A%2BB%2BC=161
%282%2F3%29C%2B%282%2F3%29C%2BC=161
%284%2F3%29C%2B%283%2F3%29C=161
%287%2F3%29C=161
C=161%283%2F7%29
C=69
%282%2F3%29C=46
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46 miles-46 miles-69 miles