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Three numbers have a sum of 82. The second number is twice the first number. The third number is 7 more than the second number. What are the three numbers?

Also, PLEASE show your work.

User Saastn
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Answer: The number is 15

Step-by-step explanation: basically the equation you should solve is

(x)+(2x)+(2x+7)=82

5x+7=82

5x= -7+82

5x=75

5/5x=75/5

x=15

User Thijs Van Ede
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