SOLUTION: The sum of three numbers is 180. Two of the numbers are the same, and each of them is one third of the greatest number. What is the least number?

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Question 125160This question is from textbook Geometry Glencoe Mathematics
: The sum of three numbers is 180. Two of the numbers are the same, and each of them is one third of the greatest number. What is the least number? This question is from textbook Geometry Glencoe Mathematics

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The sum of three numbers is 180. Two of the numbers are the same, and each of them is one third of the greatest number. What is the least number?
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EQUATION:
x+x+3x=180
5x = 180
x = 36 (two of the numbers are 36)
3x = 108 (the larger number is 108)
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Cheers,
Stan H.