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Question 375299: the sum of three numbers equal 91. the first is five more than the second, and the third is two times the first. what are the three numbers
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let the second number be x
first number = x+5
third number = 2(x+5)
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x+x+5 +2(x+5)=91
x+x+5+2x+10=91
4x+15=91
-15
4x=76
/4
x=19
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the numbers are 19, 24, 48
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