triangle S U N is an equilateral triangle with a perimeter of 24. What is the measure of each side?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8

Question

triangle S U N is an equilateral triangle with a perimeter of 24. What is the measure of each side?
A. 	5
B. 	6
C. 	7
D. 	8

mathstudent55 · Answer

What does equilateral mean?

anonymous · Answer

△SUN is an equilateral triangle with a perimeter of 24. What is the measure of each side? 
A. 5
 B. 6 
C. 7 
D. 8

is all they gave me

mathstudent55 · Answer

No need for a picture.
What does equilateral mean?
What does perimeter mean?

anonymous · Answer

equilateral= equal sides 
@mathstudent55

mathstudent55 · Answer

Good. All sides have the same length.
What does perimeter mean?

anonymous · Answer

distance around @mathstudent55

mathstudent55 · Answer

Good.
You know these facts:
The distance around a triangle is 24.
The triangle has three sides of equal length.

You want to know:
How much does each side measure?

mathstudent55 · Answer

The perimeter of 24 is equally divided by the 3 sides.
What operation does that suggest?

anonymous · Answer

8 @mathstudent55

mathstudent55 · Answer

Right.
24/3 = 8