document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=215309>Question 215309</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of thre numbers is 40. One number is 5 more than the second number.  It is twice the third number.  What are the numbers. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the second number be S\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the first number is S + 5 since it is given that it's 5 more than the second number\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And, since it's given that the 1st number is also twice the 3rd number, then the 3rd number = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28S+%2B+5%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28S+%2B+5%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since it's also given that the 3 numbers total 40, then we'll have: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S+%2B+S+%2B+5+%2B+%28S+%2B+5%29%2F2+=+40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S+%2B+S+%2B+5+%2B+%28S+%2B+5%29%2F2+=+40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2S + 2S + 10 + S + 5 = 80 ------- Multiplying by LCD, 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5S + 15 = 80\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5S  =  65\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=S+=+65%2F5+=+13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"S+=+65%2F5+=+13\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, the first number, or S + 5 is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2818%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2818%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (13 + 5), the second number, or S is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2813%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2813%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, and the third <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%289%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%289%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=18%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"18%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >). </SPAN>\n" );
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