SOLUTION: Th second of the three numbers is 2 more than the first. The third number is twice the first. The sum of the first and third exceeds the second by 2. Find the 3 numbers

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Question 703759: Th second of the three numbers is 2 more than the first. The third number is twice the first. The sum of the first and third exceeds the second by 2. Find the 3 numbers
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Th second of the three numbers is 2 more than the first.
The third number is twice the first.
The sum of the first and third exceeds the second by 2.
Find the 3 numbers
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let n = the first number
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"The second of the three numbers is 2 more than the first."
(n+2) = the 2nd number
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" The third number is twice the first."
2n = the 3rd number
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The sum of the first and third exceeds the second by 2.
n + 2n = (n+2) + 2
3n = n + 4
3n - n = 4
2n = 4
n = 2
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Find the 3 numbers, 2, 4, 4