SOLUTION: One number is 2 times a first number. A third number is 100 more than the first number. If the sum of the three numbers is 200, find the numbers.

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Question 758425: One number is 2 times a first number. A third number is 100 more than the first number. If the sum of the three numbers is 200, find the numbers.
Answer by Cromlix(4381) About Me  (Show Source):
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First number = x
One number = 2x
Third number = 100 + x
x + 2x + 100 + x = 200
Collect like terms
4x + 100 = 200
4x = 100
x = 25
First number = 25
One number = 50
Third number =125
Total= 200
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