SOLUTION: One number is 5 times a first number. A third number is 100 more than the first number. If the sum of the three numbers is 569;, find the numbers.

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Question 1050866: One number is 5 times a first number. A third number is 100 more than the first number. If the sum of the three numbers is 569;, find the numbers.
Answer by jorel555(1290) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let n be your first number. Then the second number is 5n; and the third number is n+100. So:
n+5n+n+100=569
7n=469
n=67
5n=335
n+100=167. ☺☺☺☺