SOLUTION: The sum of 3 numbers is 73. The second Number is two times the third. The third is five less than the first. What are the numbers?

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Question 1086643: The sum of 3 numbers is 73. The second Number is two times the third. The third is five less than the first. What are the numbers?
Answer by ikleyn(52787) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x be the first number.


Then the third number is (x-5), according to the condition.


Then the second number is 2*(x-5).


In addition, we are given that


x + 2(x-5) + (x-5) = 73.


Simplify and solve it for x.