document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=353574>Question 353574</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of three numbers is 180. two of the numbers are the same,and each of them is one-third of the greatest number . what is the least number ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A  30  b  36  C  45  D  72 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let n be the greatest of the numbers\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n/3 + n/3 + n= 180<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify and solve<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n + n + 3n = 540<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5n = 540<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 108<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "108/3 = 36  (the amount of each of two smaller numbers)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "answer would be b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "check your answer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36 + 36 = 108 = 180<BR>\n" );
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