Three even numbers sum up to 252. the smallest is half the largest and the middle number is 3/4 the largest. what are the three

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Archy [21]

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Three even numbers sum up to 252. the smallest is half the largest and the middle number is 3/4 the largest. what are the three

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Mnenie [13.5K] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-16T15:43:05+03:00

Mnenie [13.5K]4 years ago

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Let the largest number be x:
smallest number=1/2x
middle number=3/4x
total sum of the numbers is:
x+1/2x+3/4x=252
9/4x=252
solving for x we get
x=252×4/9
x=112
thus the largest number is 112
middle number=3/4*112=84
smallest number=1/2×112=56
Answer: 56,84,112