If we refer to the longest side as x and the shortest side as y and the medium side as z then we come up with this formation:
x+y+z= 22
y is shorter than x by 5 inches so y= x-5
z is longer than y by 2 inches therefore z= x-5 +2
therefore:
x+(x-5)+(x-5+2)=22
x+x-5+x-5+2=22
3x-8=22
3x= 22-8
3x=14
x=

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Answer:
x = 2
Step-by-step explanation:
Using the scale factor, we have ...
x/8 = 0.25/1
x = 8(0.25) . . . . multiply by 8
x = 2
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<em>Additional comment</em>
I like to write proportions with the variable in the numerator. That way they are easily solved by a single multiplication. The trick is to get corresponding parts in the same positions. Here, the fractions are written ...
B/A = smaller part / larger part = x/8 = 0.25/1
Answer:
1 and 2 is 1 and 4 and 7 is 3.
Step-by-step explanation: