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The sum of three numbers is 90. The third number is 3 times the first. The second number is 5 more than the first. What are the numbers?

The sum of three numbers is 90. The third number is 3 times the first. The second number is 5 more than the first. What are the numbers?
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The sum of three numbers is 90. The third number is 3 times the first. The second number is 5 more than the first. What are the numbers?

User Gabriel Sosa
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17,21,51

Numbers x, x+5, 3x

x + x + 5 + 3x= 90
5x + 5 = 90
5x = 85
X = 17

Numbers:
17
17 + 5 = 22
3(17) = 51

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