SOLUTION: The sum of three numbers is 60. The second is five less than the first, the third is half the second, what are the numbers?

SOLUTION: The sum of three numbers is 60. The second is five less than the first, the third is half the second, what are the numbers?

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Question 748156: The sum of three numbers is 60. The second is five less than the first, the third is half the second, what are the numbers?
Answer by kibauu(44) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A+B+C=60
B=A-5 --> A=B+5 ....(1)
C=1/2B ....(2)
A+B+C=60 = (B+5)+B+(1/2B)=60
2B+1/2B=55
5/2B=55
B=55x2/5=22
As B is 22, so A is B+5=27
C=22x1/2=11
so they are 27,22,11
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