SOLUTION: The ratio of the measurements of the sides of a triangle is 7:5:3. If the perimeter is 300 meters find the lenth of all three sides. thank you so much ive been stuck on this qu

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Question 391610: The ratio of the measurements of the sides of a triangle is 7:5:3. If the perimeter is 300 meters find the lenth of all three sides.
thank you so much ive been stuck on this question for about 45 minutes . math is not my thing at all. ;(

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The ratio of the measurements of the sides of a triangle is 7:5:3. If the perimeter is 300 meters find the lenth of all three sides.
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7+5+3 = 15
300/15 = 20
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7*20 = 140 m
5*20 = 100 m
3*20 = 60 m