The sum of three numbers is 97. The third number is 2 times the second. The second number is 9 less than the first. What are the numbers?

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Answer:

The numbers are 26.5, 53 and 17.5.

Explanation:

97=x+(x-9)+2x

97+9=4x

106/4=4x/4

x= 26.5

x-9 = 17.5

2x= 53

Nilay Singh answered Dec 23, 2021

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