SOLUTION: three counting numbers are such that the second number is five more than the first number and the third number is seven more than second number. find the first number if all the nu

SOLUTION: three counting numbers are such that the second number is five more than the first number and the third number is seven more than second number. find the first number if all the nu

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Question 1191666: three counting numbers are such that the second number is five more than the first number and the third number is seven more than second number. find the first number if all the numbers sum up to 53
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The description is not mysterious and is not very complicated. Word-for-word, make the expressions described and the equation, all in one single variable.
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12, 17, & 24
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