The sum of three numbers is 74. The second number is 10 more than the first. The third number is 2 times the first. What are the numbers?

Reggie

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2021-05-18

The sum of three numbers is 74. The second number is 10 more than the first. The third number is 2 times the first. What are the numbers?

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d2saint0

d2saint0

Skilled2021-05-19Added 89 answers

Let x be the first number so that x+10 is the second number and 2x is the third number.
The sum of the three number is 74 so we can write: x+(x+10)+2x=74
Solve for x: 4x+10=74
4x=64
x=16
So, the first number is 16, the second number is 16+10=26, and the third number is 2(16)=32

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