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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the sum of 3 numbers is 120, the 2nd of the number is 8 less than the first and third is 4 more than the first </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the 1st be \"x\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd is \"x-8\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd is \"x+4\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + x-8 + x+4 = 120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x -4 = 120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 124<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 41 1/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-8 = 33 1/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+4 = 45 1/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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