SOLUTION: The sum of three numbers is 45. One number is five more than a second number. It is also twice the third. Find the numbers.
The smallest of the numbers is
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Question 1107289: The sum of three numbers is 45. One number is five more than a second number. It is also twice the third. Find the numbers.
The smallest of the numbers is
Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
we have three numbers x, x-5, x/2
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x +(x-5) +(x/2) = 45
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multiply both sides of = by 2
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2x +2x-10 +x = 90
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5x = 100
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x = 20
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the numbers are 20, 15, 10
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the smallest number is 10
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