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15 April, 16:14

The sum of three numbers is 54. The third number is 2 times the second. The second number is 10 more than the first. What are the numbers?

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  1. 15 April, 18:59
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    8, 18 and 36 respectively.

    explanation

    sum=54

    1st number=x

    2nd number=x+10

    3rd number = 2 (x+10) = 2x+20

    x+x+10+2x+20=54

    put the liketerms together

    x+x+2x=54-10-20

    4x=24

    divide both sides by 4 to get

    x=8

    Input the other values
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