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document.write( "Let x be the 3-rd number.\r\n" );
document.write( "Then the 2-nd number is 3x.\r\n" );
document.write( "Then the 1-st number is 2*(3x) = 6x.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The sum of the three is x + 3x + 6x = 10x.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The equation is 10x = 108.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Find x.\r\n" );
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