document.write( "Question 72541: I am having a hard time figuring out this word problem:
\n" ); document.write( "The sum of three numbers is 98. The sum of the first and second is two more than the third number, and the second is for more than the first. Find the numbers.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So far I have figured out the equations but can't seem to put them together to solve the equation:
\n" ); document.write( "x+y+z=98
\n" ); document.write( "x+y=2+z
\n" ); document.write( "y=4+x
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Algebra.Com's Answer #51857 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"x+%2B+y+%2B+z+=+98\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+%2B+y+-+z+=+2+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "add these
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2x+%2B+2y+=+100\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+%2B+y+=+50\"$
\n" ); document.write( "also
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y+=+x+%2B+4\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+-+y+=+-4\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+%2B+y+=+50\"$
\n" ); document.write( "add these
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2x+=+46\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+23\"$ answer
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y+=+x+%2B+4\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y+=+23+%2B+4\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y+=+27\"$ answer
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+%2B+y+%2B+z+=+98\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"23+%2B+27+%2B+z+=+98\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"50+%2B+z+=+98\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"z+=+48\"$ answer
\n" ); document.write( "check
\n" ); document.write( " $\"23+%2B+27+%2B+48+=+98\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"98+=+98\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+%2B+y+-+z+=+2+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"23+%2B+27+-+48+=+2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2+=+2\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( "

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