document.write( "Question 639570: The sum of three numbers is 90 . The first number is 6 less than the second . The third number is 2 times the second. What are the numbers? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let's numbers be \"x\" (the first), \"y\" (the second) and \"z\" (the third)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "given:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The sum of three numbers is \"90\" .\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By%2Bz=90\" ..............1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The first number is \"6\" less than the second .\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B6=y\".............2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " The third number is \"2\" times the second.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"z=2y\"..............3\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "solve this system:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By%2Bz=90\" .........1
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B6=y\".............2
\n" ); document.write( "\"z=2y\"..............3.....plug in 1
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By%2B2y=90\" .........1...solve for \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B3y=90\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=90-3y\"...........plug in 2
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"90-3y%2B6=y\".............2..solve for \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"96=y%2B3y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"96=4y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"96%2F4=y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%2824=y%29\"....now find \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=90-3y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=90-3%2A24\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=90-72\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28x=18%29\"...now find \"z\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"z=2y\"..............3\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"z=2%2A24\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28z=48%29\"\r
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