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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 of the following equations could be used to solve the problem?

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(5)x=8 ....(5)x mean multiply 5 
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Answer:

69 = 7x - 8

Explanation:

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