Question

help pleaseee!! the sum of three number is 138. the third number is 6 more than the first. the second number is 4 times the third . what are the number ?

Answer 1

Choose a variable for the first number.
Do you like x?

Answer 2

4x+(x+6)=138 right ?

Answer 3

Fill in the third number now.

Answer 4

4x ? for the third column ?

Answer 5

No.
The first number is x.
The third number is: "the third number is 6 more than the first."
What is 6 more than x?

Answer 6

6 more than x is x + 6.
That is what the third number is.

Answer 7

What about the second number?
It is 4 times the third number.
What is 4 times x + 6?