document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=929459>Question 929459</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> he sum of three numbers is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "114<BR>\n" );
document.write( " . The second number is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3<BR>\n" );
document.write( " times the third. The third number is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "less than the first . What are the numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "first number = X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd number = X-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd number = 3(X-9)=3x-27\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "therefore,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X+(X-9)+(3X-27)=114<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x-9-27=114<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x-36=114<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=114+36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=150/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1st number = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd number = 63<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd number = 21 </SPAN>\n" );
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