document.write( "Question 1158146: One number is 2 times a first number. A third number is 100 more than the first number. If the sum of all three numbers is 488, find the numbers \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "a + b + c  = 488\r
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document.write( "b = 2a
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document.write( "c = a+100\r
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document.write( "a + (2a) + (a+100) = 488\r
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document.write( "Combine like terms and solve for a:
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document.write( "a = 97, b = 194, c = 197\r
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document.write( "Problem is ok. \n" );
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