document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1008109>Question 1008109</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> THe product of three numbers is 54.  The sum of the numbers is 14.  What are the three numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #623862 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=623862\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 3 unknowns but only 2 equations<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It can't be solved directly<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x%2Ay%2Az+=+54+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%2Ay%2Az+=+54+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+%2B+y+%2B+z+=+14+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+%2B+y+%2B+z+=+14+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I stared at it for a while, and I got:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+=+2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+=+2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+y+=+3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+y+=+3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+z+=+9+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+z+=+9+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x%2Ay%2Az+=+54+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x%2Ay%2Az+=+54+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2%2A3%2A9+=+54+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2%2A3%2A9+=+54+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+%2B+y+%2B+z+=+14+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+%2B+y+%2B+z+=+14+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2+%2B+3+%2B+9+=+14+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2+%2B+3+%2B+9+=+14+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Other than trying numbers to see<BR>\n" );
document.write( "what works, I don't know any other<BR>\n" );
document.write( "way to solve it. You might want <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a 2nd opinion. </SPAN>\n" );
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