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The ratio of the measures of three sides of a triangle is 1/4:1/3:1/6. its perimeter is 31.5 inches.

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The ratio of the measures of three sides of a triangle is 1/4:1/3:1/6. its perimeter is 31.5 inches. Find the measure of each side of the triangle

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Just as the ratio 1/4:1/3:1/6 is equivalent to (1/4)x:(1/3)x:(1/6)x
so
31.5= (1/4)x+(1/3)x+(1/6)x------> 31.5=x*(6+8+4)/24-----> 31.5=18x/24
x=24*31.5//18-------> x=42 in

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the measure of each side is
(1/4)x------- (1/4)*42------> 10.5 in
(1/3)x------- (1/3)*42------> 14 in
(1/6)x------- (1/6)*42------> 7 in
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