Math word problems

Question

The sum of three numbers is 119. The third number is 4 times the first. The first number is 5 less than the second

Answer 1

The three numbers are 19, 24, and 76.

To start off, you should guess until you find the numbers that fit all three criteria.

The first number has to be 5 less than the second. So 24 - 5 = 19.

And then you said the third number has to be 4 times the first number. We just found our first number is 19 so 19 X 4 = 76.

The third thing we have to check for is that all three numbers add up. So 19 + 24 + 76 = 119.

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