SOLUTION: One side of a triangle is 53 cm shorter than the base. The other side is 29 cm longer than the base. What length of the base will give a perimeter of 180 cm?

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Question 947510: One side of a triangle is 53 cm shorter than the base. The other side is 29 cm longer than the base. What length of the base will give a perimeter of 180 cm?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+29+x-53+x=180
3x=180+24
3x=204
x=204/3
x=68