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The sum of three numbers is 61 the difference of the largest and the smallest is 50 and the sum of the two smaller numbers is 16 find the numbers

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Let’s say our numbers are x, y and z, where x>y>z.

x + y + z = 61
x - z = 50
y + z = 16

We can add those last two together and get

x + y = 66

We can put that into the first equation:

66 + z = 61
From here we get that z = -5.

So:

x - (-5) = 50
x + 5 = 50
x = 45

We add this into the first:

45 + (-5) + y = 61
40 + y = 61
y = 21

Lets check:

45 - 5 + 21 = 61
45 - (-5) = 45 + 5 = 50
21 + (-5) = 21 - 5 = 16



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