The perimeter of a triangle is 61 in. The shortest side is 8 in. less than the longest side. The middle side is 19 in. less than the combined lengths of the shortest and longest sides. Find the lengths of the three sides.

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Answer:

since the lengths are consecutive odd numbers and the perimeter of the triangle is 51cms. Let x be the unknown length.

so 3x=51 ; x=17 . now the sides can be 15cms, 17cms, 19cms.

check Add them up it is 51cms  which is the perimeter and the consecutive odd numbers