Question

The sum of three numbers is 41.

The second number is 5 times the first.
The third number is 14 less than the second.
What is the third number?

Answer 1

look below

Explanation:

a = the 1 st# b = 2nd # c= 3rd #

a+b+c=41

b=5a

c=14-b

plug in one of those values

a+b+14-b=41

a+14=41

-14

a=27

plug in the "a" value