Question

Piper used 1/5 meter of ribbon to create a border around a triangle if each side of the triangle is the same length how much ribbon did Piper use for each side?

Answer 1

Answer:

$\frac{1}{15}$

Step-by-step explanation:

as said in the question that the triangle has three equal sides. i.e. this is an equilateral triangle. So,

let us consider one side of the triangle to be x . and 3x( x+x+x) should be equal to 1/5

$x+x+x = \frac{1}{5}\\3x=\frac{1}{5}\\x = \frac{1}{5} / 3\\x = \frac{1}{5} * \frac{1}{3}\\x = \frac{1}{15}$