SOLUTION: The sum of three numbers is 117. The second number is 3 times the third. The first number is 8 less than the third. What are the numbers?

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Question 1164403: The sum of three numbers is 117. The second number is 3 times the third. The first number is 8 less than the third. What are the numbers?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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Write the expressions for each number exactly as described. Solve any formable equation. Finish.

Your finished results will be
NUMBER      VALUE
first        17
second       75
third        25
SUM         117