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Question 830854: A perfect trio involves three whole numbers. Using the three numbers, add the first two numbers together then divide the sum by the third number. Using the same three numbers, subtract the second from the first number and then multiple the difference by the third. The trio is perfect if the two outcomes are equal.
Can you find three whole numbers that are perfect trios?
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Three numbers, a, b, c
A perfect trio involves three whole numbers. Using the three numbers, add the first two numbers together then divide the sum by the third number.
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Using the same three numbers, subtract the second from the first number and then multiply the difference by the third.
c(a-b)
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The trio is perfect if the two outcomes are equal.
Can you find three whole numbers that are perfect trios?
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There are lots of them,
a=5 b=4 c=3
a=45 b=36 c=3
a=61 b=60 c=11
a=100 b=96 c=7
a=289 b=255 c=4
a=488 b=480 c=11