Question

The sum of three numbers is 84. The second number is 2 times the third.The third number is 8more than the first. What are the numbers?

Answer 1

let the the first number X,

second number be 2×(8x) or. 16x

third number be 8x

equation 1 ,

X + 16x + 8x = 84

or. 25x = 84

or. x = 84 ÷ 25 = 3.36