20x-28+12=16x+24 (i distributed the 4 to get this)
20x-16=16x+24 (added -28 & 12)
4x=40 (Subtracted 16x from both sides and added 16 to both sides)
(divide by 4 on both sides)
x=10
First I would change the descriptions of the numbers into expressions.
first number is n
second number is n + 6
third number is 4n (4 x n)
Then you would insert these expressions into an equation and isolate n.
n + n + 6 + 4n = 144
n + n + 4n = 144 - 6
6n = 138
n = 138/6
n = 23
Lastly, you would plug in this value into all of the expressions.
first number is 23
second number is 23 + 6 = 29
third number is 4(23) = 92
Therefore, the numbers are 23, 29, and 92.
