document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=959420>Question 959420</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm having trouble with this question: The mean of three numbers is 31. The second is 1 more than twice the first. The third is 4 less than 3 times the first. Find the numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I put the equation x+2x+1+3x-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The problem is that I don't know what to equal it to. I tried with 31, as that is the mean, but I checked it and it did not work. Can you please help me? Thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The mean of three numbers is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=31 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"31\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%2By%2Bz%29%2F3=31 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%2By%2Bz%29%2F3=31\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By%2Bz=31%2A3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By%2Bz=31%2A3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if the second is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > more than twice the first, we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=2x%2B1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=2x%2B1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "if the third is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > less than <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > times the first, we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=z=3x-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"z=3x-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substitute it in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2By%2Bz=93 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2By%2Bz=93\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B2x%2B1%2B3x-4=93 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B2x%2B1%2B3x-4=93\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >........solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x-3=93 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x-3=93\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x=93%2B3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x=93%2B3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x=96 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x=96\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=96%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=96%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x=16%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x=16%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now find <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=z ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"z\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=2x%2B1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=2x%2B1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=2%2A16%2B1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=2%2A16%2B1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28y=33%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28y=33%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=z=3x-4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"z=3x-4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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