SOLUTION: a+b+c=118 I need to find 3 numbers that add up to 118. I have 48,28,40 and 42,36,40 but the three numbers also has to fit into this equation, 1a+2b+1c=135. I tried to find an ans

Question 873405: a+b+c=118
I need to find 3 numbers that add up to 118. I have 48,28,40 and 42,36,40 but the three numbers also has to fit into this equation, 1a+2b+1c=135. I tried to find an answer for that but I couldn't find anything.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
To find 3 numbers, you need three equations.

Subtract eq. 1 from eq. 2,

So that leaves you with

So you can get one variable in terms of another.

Then your solution would look like,
(,,) for any value .

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