SOLUTION: Solve in terms of X. The sum of three numbers is 75. The second number is 8 more than the first.
I keep trying to set this up as follow:
Let 1st number= X
Let 2nd number= X
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I keep trying to set this up as follow:
Let 1st number= X
Let 2nd number= X
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Question 52246: Solve in terms of X. The sum of three numbers is 75. The second number is 8 more than the first.
I keep trying to set this up as follow:
Let 1st number= X
Let 2nd number= X + 8
Let 3rd number= 75-x-(x+8)
When I set it up as x+x+8+75-x-(x+8)=75 I am unable to come up with the value of X. Help please. Thanks Answer by rchill(405) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! We know nothing about the third number, so let's call it y. So, we have which simplifies to . Further simplification results in . Continue solving for x and we get and finally.
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