The sum of three numbers is 86 . The second number is 3 times the third. The third number is 6 less than the first. What are the numbers?

Answer 1

x + y + z = 86

y = 3z

z = x - 6, x = z+ 6

z + 6 + 3z + z = 86

5z = 80

z = 16

y = 48

x = 22