SOLUTION: Three intergers have a sum of 50. The second interger is four times as large as the first interger and the thrid interger is 4 less than the second interger. What are the three int

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Question 872998: Three intergers have a sum of 50. The second interger is four times as large as the first interger and the thrid interger is 4 less than the second interger. What are the three intergers.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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x + y + z = 50
y = 4x
z = 4x - 4
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x + 4x + 4x-4 = 50
9x = 54
x = 6
y = 24
z = 20
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PS There are no intergers.
It's integers.