The sum of three numbers is 69. If the second number is equal to the first diminished by 8, and the third number is 5 times the first. What are the numbers?If x represents the first number, then which

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x +y + z = 69
y = x - 8
z = 5x
x + 5x +x - 8 = 69
7x = 69 + 8
x = 11
y = 3
z = 55

Tusar answered Oct 9, 2018

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