document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=945054>Question 945054</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the sum of three consecutive numbers is 56. the second is five less than the first and the third is 15 more than the smallest. find the three numbers. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "the sum of three consecutive numbers is 56. the second is five less than <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the first and the third is 15 more than the smallest. find the three numbers.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This problem's formulation is SELF-CONTRADICTORY.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Its first statement contradicts to the next statement.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The person who created this defective problem, is not familiar with the basic Math conceptions and terminology.\r<BR>\n" );
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