document.write( "Question 697884: the average of three number is 39.if the first number is twice the second and the second is four times the third,find the numbers \n" ); document.write( "
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Equation 1:\"A+=+2B\"
\n" ); document.write( "Equation 2:\"B+=+4C\"
\n" ); document.write( "Equation 3:\"%28A%2BB%2BC%29%2F3+=+39\"
\n" ); document.write( "Since B = 4C and A = 2B; A = 4C*2
\n" ); document.write( "So A = 8C
\n" ); document.write( "Rewrite equation 3 in terms of C
\n" ); document.write( "Equation 3:\"%28A%2BB%2BC%29%2F3+=+39\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%288C+%2B+4C+%2B+C%29+%2F+3+=+39\"
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by 3
\n" ); document.write( "\"8C+%2B+4C+%2B+C+=+117\"
\n" ); document.write( "Simplify
\n" ); document.write( "\"13C+=+117\"
\n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by 13
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28C+=+9%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Now plug 9 into equation 2 for C
\n" ); document.write( "Equation 2:\"B+=+4C\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"B+=+4%2A%289%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight_green%28B+=+36%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Now plug 36 into equation 1 for B
\n" ); document.write( "Equation 1:\"A+=+2B\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"A+=+2%2A%2836%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28A+=+72%29\"
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