Pablo folds a straw into a triangle with side lengths of 4x2 - 3 inches, 4x2 - 2 inches, and 4x2 - 1 inches. The perimeter of the triangle is 12x2 - 6 inches. If x = 1.5, what was the length of the straw before it was folded?

___ inches

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Carter Bridges · Answer 1

Perimiter=legntho f straw=12x^2-6

if x=1.5 inches

12 (1.5) ^2-6=legnth

12 (2.25) - 6=

27-6=

21

legnth is 21 inches

Pablo folds a straw into a triangle with side lengths of 4x2 - 3 inches, 4x2 - 2 inches, and 4x2 - 1 inches. The perimeter of the triangle is 12x2 - 6 inches. If x = 1.5, what was the length of the straw before it was folded?___ inches