document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1143656>Question 1143656</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Three numbers are in the ratio of 2:3:5. If the smallest number is multiplied by 8, the result is 32 more than the sum of the second and third numbers. What is the smallest of the three numbers? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2x*8-32=(3x+5x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16x-32=8x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x=32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "numbers are 8,12,and 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the smallest is 8 ANSWER\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8*8=64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sum of second and third is 32, which is 32 less than 64 </SPAN>\n" );
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