SOLUTION: One number is 3 times a first number. A third number is 100 more than the first number. If the sum of the three numbers is 560, find the numbers.

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Question 944113: One number is 3 times a first number. A third number is 100 more than the first number. If the sum of the three numbers is 560, find the numbers.
Answer by amarjeeth123(570) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the first number be x.
Then the second number is 3x.
Then the third number is (x+100).
Sum of the numbers=560
x+3x+(x+100)=560
5x=460
x=92.
The first number is 92.
The second number is 276.
The third number is 192.