SOLUTION: The sum of three numbers is 3ware the second is 7 less stressful than the first the third is 3 more than the first find the numbers

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Question 1025231: The sum of three numbers is 3ware the second is 7 less stressful than the first the third is 3 more than the first find the numbers

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The sum of three numbers is 3, where the second is 7 less than the first and the third is 3 more than the first. Find the numbers
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F=first number; S=second number=F-7; T=third number=F+3
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F%2BS%2BT=3
F%2B%28F-7%29%2B%28F%2B3%29=3
3F-4=3
3F=7
F=7%2F3
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S=F-7=%287%2F3%29-%2821%2F3%29=-%2814%2F3%29
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T=F%2B3=%287%2F3%29%2B%289%2F3%29=16%2F3
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ANSWER: The first number is 7%2F3; the second number is -%2814%2F3%29; the third number is 16%2F3
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CHECK:
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F%2BS%2BT=3
%287%2F3%29%2B%28-14%2F3%29%2B%2816%2F3%29=3
%289%2F3%29=3
3=3