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document.write( "let third number be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "second = 5x/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "first = 2/3*5x/8=5x/12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+5x/8+5x/12= 98<BR>\n" );
document.write( "LCM = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(24x+15x+10x)/24=98<BR>\n" );
document.write( "49x=24*98<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=24*98/49<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=48 third number<BR>\n" );
document.write( "second number = 5/8*48=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "first number = 2/3*30=20<BR>\n" );
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