SOLUTION: The sum of three numbers is 74 . The second number is 6 more than the first. The third number is 2 times the first. What are the numbers?

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Question 1136846: The sum of three numbers is 74
. The second number is 6
more than the first. The third number is 2
times the first. What are the numbers?
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The sum of three numbers is 74
. The second number is 6
more than the first. The third number is 2
times the first. What are the numbers?
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n = the 1st
n+6 is the 2nd
2n is the 3rd
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Add them.
the sum = 74