document.write( "Question 1125185: The sum of three numbers is 92. The second number is 10 more than the first. The third number is 4 times the second. What are the numbers? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "The Numbers     Expressions\r\n" );
document.write( "first            x\r\n" );
document.write( "second           x+10\r\n" );
document.write( "third            4(x+10)\r\n" );
document.write( "SUM               92\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%2B%28x%2B10%29%2B4%28x%2B10%29=92\"$ ---------solve and then evaluate the other two expressions.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%2Bx%2B10%2B4x%2B40=92\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"6x%2B50=92\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"6x=92-50\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"6x=42\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28highlight_green%28x=7%29%29\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now evaluate the other two expressions, for \"second\" and \"third\" numbers.
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document.write( "The Numbers     Expressions     Value\r\n" );
document.write( "first            x               7\r\n" );
document.write( "second           x+10           7+10=17\r\n" );
document.write( "third            4(x+10)         4*17=68\r\n" );
document.write( "SUM               92            7+17+68=24+68=92 as expected\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "The three numbers are 7, 17, 68. \n" ); document.write( "

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