document.write( "Question 1021455: The sum of three numbers is 16. Twice the smallest is 2 less than the largest, and the sum of the largest and smallest is 11. Use a linear system in three variables to find the three numbers. (Enter solutions from smallest to largest.)
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1.\"A%2BB%2BC=16\"
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\n" ); document.write( "3.\"A%2BC=11\"
\n" ); document.write( "Substitute 3 into 1,
\n" ); document.write( "\"11%2BB=16\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"B=5\"
\n" ); document.write( "Then from eq. 2,
\n" ); document.write( "\"C=2A%2B2\"
\n" ); document.write( "Substitute into eq. 3,
\n" ); document.write( "\"A%2B2A%2B2=11\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3A=9\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"A=3\"
\n" ); document.write( "and from eq. 3,
\n" ); document.write( "\"3%2BC=11\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"C=8\"
\n" ); document.write( "3,5,8
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