document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=480443>Question 480443</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of three numbers is 33. The first number is 3 less than the second, while the third is 3 more than the second. What are the numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #329031 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Aswathy><B>Aswathy(23)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Aswathy><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=329031\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x-3, x, x+3 be the 3 numbers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then their sum,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-3+x+x+3=33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-3=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+3=14 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 3 numbers whose sum is 33 are 8, 11, and 14. </SPAN>\n" );
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