document.write( "Question 531978: Find 3 consecutive numbers such that 4 times the first is equal to 7 more than the sum of the other two.\r
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Find 3 consecutive numbers such that 4 times the first is equal to 7 more than the sum of the other two.
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\n" ); document.write( "3 numbers: x, (x+1), (x+2)
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\n" ); document.write( "Write an equation for the statement:
\n" ); document.write( "\"numbers such that 4 times the first is equal to 7 more than the sum of the other two. \"
\n" ); document.write( "4x = (x+1) + (x+2) + 7
\n" ); document.write( "4x = 2x + 3 + 7
\n" ); document.write( "4x = 2x + 10
\n" ); document.write( "4x - 2x = 10
\n" ); document.write( "2x = 10
\n" ); document.write( "x = 5
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\n" ); document.write( "The three numbers, 5, 6, 7
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\n" ); document.write( "Check that in the given statement:
\n" ); document.write( "\"3 consecutive numbers such that 4 times the first is equal to 7 more than the sum of the other two. \"
\n" ); document.write( "4(5) = 6 + 7 + 7
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