document.write( "Question 513518: the sum of three numbers is 45. one number is five more than the second number. it is also twice the third. find the numbers. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #343023 by Maths68(1474)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let Numbers are x, y, z\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x+y+z=45..............(1) \n" ); document.write( "x=y+5 \n" ); document.write( "x-5=y \n" ); document.write( "y=x-5.................(2) \n" ); document.write( "x=2z \n" ); document.write( "x/2=z \n" ); document.write( "z=x/2..................(3) \n" ); document.write( "Put the value of x from (2) and (3) to (1)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x+x-5+x/2=45 \n" ); document.write( "2x+x/2=45+5 \n" ); document.write( "2x+x/2=50 \n" ); document.write( "Multiply by 2 both sides \n" ); document.write( "2*(2x+x/2)=50*2 \n" ); document.write( "4x+x=100 \n" ); document.write( "5x=100 \n" ); document.write( "5x/5=100/5 \n" ); document.write( "x=20 \n" ); document.write( "Put the value of x in (2) and (3) \n" ); document.write( "y=x-5.................(2) \n" ); document.write( "y=20-5 \n" ); document.write( "y=15 \n" ); document.write( "z=x/2..................(3) \n" ); document.write( "z=20/2 \n" ); document.write( "z=10\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So Numbers are 20, 15, 10 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |