Question

3 number are to one another as 2 is to 3is to 4. if the sum of their cubes is 50688. find the numbers

Answer 1

Let the 3 nos be 2x, 3x, 4x.
Hence, we can say,
(2x)^3+(3x)^3+(4x)^3=50688
or, 99x^3=50688
or, x^3= 512
or, x=8.
Hence the nos are 16, 24, 32

Answer 2

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