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document.write( "Let x be the first number.\r\n" );
document.write( "Then the second is (x-1) and the third is 2x.\r\n" );
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document.write( "An equation is\r\n" );
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document.write( "x + (x-1) + 2x = 27,   or\r\n" );
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document.write( "4x - 1 = 27  --->  4x = 27+1 = 28  --->  x =  = 7.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer. The numbers are 7, 6 and 14.\r\n" );
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