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document.write( "the sum of three numbers is 5. the first number minus the second plus the third is 1. the first minus the third is 3 more than the second. find the numbers </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "how would you write an equation for this problem and solve it:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the sum of three numbers is 5. the first number minus the second plus the third is 1. the first minus the third is 3 more than the second. find the numbers\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let 1st, 2nd, and 3rd numbers be F, S, and T, respectively<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "F + S + T = 5 ----- eq (i)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F – S + T = 1 ------ eq (ii)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F – T = S + 3 ----- F – S – T = 3 ----- eq (iii)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2F + 2T = 6 ------ Adding (ii) & (i) ----- F + T = 3 ----- eq (iv)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2T = - 2 ------ Subtracting (iii) from (ii)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "T, or 3rd number = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-+2%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-+2%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28-+1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28-+1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "F – 1 = 3 ----- Substituting – 1 for T in eq (iv)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F, or 1st number = 3 + 1, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%284%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%284%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 + S – 1 = 5 ------- Substituting 4 for F, and – 1 for T in eq (i)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S + 3 = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S, or 2nd number = 5 - 3, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%282%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%282%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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