document.write( "Question 401199: The sum of three integers is 52. The second integer is 3 more than the first. The third integer is 1 more than twice the first. What are the integers? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #283888 by sofiyac(983) You can put this solution on YOUR website! let the first integer be x \n" ); document.write( "then the second will be x+3 \n" ); document.write( "then the third one will be 2x+1 \n" ); document.write( "Now you can add them up and make sum equal to 52 \n" ); document.write( "x+x+3+2x+1=52 \n" ); document.write( "4x+4=52 \n" ); document.write( "4x=48 \n" ); document.write( "x=12 \n" ); document.write( "so since we named the first one x, then the first one is 12 \n" ); document.write( "then the second one is 12+3=15 \n" ); document.write( "then the third one is 2*12+1=25 \n" ); document.write( ":0) \n" ); document.write( " |