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The sum of three numbers is 69. The second number is equal to the first diminished by 8, and the third number is 5 times the first.

If x represents the first number, then which of the following equations could be used to determine the values of all of the numbers?

A x= 6x-8
B 69=6x-8
C 69=7x-8

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C 69=7x-8
Because the numbers are 11,3,55.
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