Question

The sum of three numbers is 26. The second number is twice the first and the third number is 6 more than the second. Find the numbers.

Answer 1

`4,8,14`

Step-by-step explanation

Let the first number be

`x`

Then the second number will be

`2x`

and the third number is

`2x + 6`

The sum of these numbers is 26.

This implies that;

`x + 2x + (2x + 6) = 26`

Group similar terms;

`x + 2x + 2x = 26 - 6`

Simplify;

`5x = 20`

Divide both sides by 5

`x = (20)/(5)`

This gives us;

`x = 4`

The numbers are:

`4,8,14`