document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=993252>Question 993252</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of three integers is 299. The sum of the first and second integers exceeds the third by 71. The third integer is 11 less than the first. Find the three integers.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x + y = z + 71<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z = x - 11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute z = x - 11 into the other equations:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x + y = 310<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + y = x - 11 + 71\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = 60\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x + (60) = 310<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 250<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 125\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "z = 125 - 11 = 114\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The integers are x = 125, y = 60, and z = 114. </SPAN>\n" );
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