Asked by Anonymous

Perimeter of a triangle is 24 feet.
One side is: (x+4)
Another side is: 4x
The last side is: 10(x-1)
What does x equal?
Answered by Ms. Sue
x + 4 + 4x + 10(x - 1) = 24

x + 4 + 4x + 10x - 10 = 24

15x - 6 = 24

15x = 30

x = 2