document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1191666>Question 1191666</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> three counting numbers are such that the second number is five more than the first number and the third number is seven more than second number. find the first number if all the numbers sum up to 53 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #823463 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=823463\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The description is not mysterious and is not very complicated.  Word-for-word, make the expressions described and the equation, all in one single variable.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12, 17, & 24 </SPAN>\n" );
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