A piece of wire is bent to form a triangle. The sides of the triangle are in the ratio 3:4:5. The length of the longest side is 35cm. Find the length of the wire used to form the triangle.
[tex] \frac{3 + 4 + 5}{5} \times 35 \: cm \\ \\ \frac{12}{5} \times 35 \: cm = 84 \: cm[/tex]