SOLUTION: Marek, Sylvie and Loic are playing a board game. Sylvie is 12 points more than Marek. Loïc has double Sylvie's points. Together, they have accumulated 216 points. How many poi

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Question 1173016: Marek, Sylvie and Loic are playing a board game. Sylvie is 12 points more than Marek. Loïc has double Sylvie's points. Together, they have accumulated 216 points. How many points have each accumulated?
Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Marek, Sylvie and Loic are playing a board game. Sylvie is 12 points more than Marek. Loïc has double Sylvie's points.
Together, they have accumulated 216 points. How many points have each accumulated?
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Marek + Sylvie + Loic     = 216

  x   + (x+12) + 2*(x+12) = 216


Solve using basic algebra approach.



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