Question

three numbers are in the ratio 3 is to 4 is to 5 if the sum of the largest and the smallest equals the sum of the third and 52 find the numbers

Answer 1

let the common multiple be x .
5x - 3x = 5x +52
5x - 3x -5x =52
-3x = 52
X =52/-3


thus, the number are
1) 3x = -52
2)4x = -69.3
3)5x = -86.6