SOLUTION: The sides of a triangle have lengths of 9, 11, and16. What is the perimeter of a similar triangle whose longest side is 24?

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Question 454487: The sides of a triangle have lengths of 9, 11, and16. What is the perimeter of a similar triangle whose longest side is 24?
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Divide 16 by 24.

Multiply the result by 9 to get the shortest side of the larger triangle.

Multiply the result of the first calculation by 11 to get the middle-sized side of the larger triangle.

Add the measures of the sides of the larger triangle to get the perimeter.

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