SOLUTION: The sum of three numbers is 110. The second number is twice the first. The third number is equal to three times the first minus one-half the first. Find the numbers.

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Question 928653: The sum of three numbers is 110. The second number is twice the first. The third number is equal to three times the first minus one-half the first. Find the numbers.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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A%2BB%2BC=110
B=2A
C=3A-B%2F2=3A-%282A%29%2F2=3A-A=2A
So then,
A%2B2A%2B2A=110
5A=110
A=22
Then,
B=C=44