SOLUTION: The sum of three numbers is 5 . The first number minus the second plus the third is one . The first minus the third is 3 more than the second . Find the numbers
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Question 346386: The sum of three numbers is 5 . The first number minus the second plus the third is one . The first minus the third is 3 more than the second . Find the numbers Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! a+b+c=5
a-b+c=1
a-c=b+3
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let a+c=x
x+b=5
x-b=1
------subtract
2b=4
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b=2
.
a-c=2+3
a+c=5-2
-------add
2a=8
.
a=4
.
c=-1
.
Ed
