Question 170430This question is from textbook Mathematics 9
: The sum of 3 numbers is 33. The 2nd number is 7 less than the 1st, and the 3rd is three times the second. What are the numbers? This question is from textbook Mathematics 9
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a+b+c=33...eq 1
b=a-7......eq 2
c=3b.......eq 3---->c=3(a-7)---->c=3a-21
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take b's value in eq 2 and c's value in eq 3 and plug them into eq 1
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a+(a-7)+(3a-21)=33
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5a=61
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