SOLUTION: in a week Mike ran 8km farther than Bill, while Pete ran 1km less than 3 times as far as Bill. If Pete ran 15km farther than Mike, how many kilometers did Bill run

Question 174612: in a week Mike ran 8km farther than Bill, while Pete ran 1km less than 3 times as far as Bill. If Pete ran 15km farther than Mike, how many kilometers did Bill run
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
in a week Mike ran 8km farther than Bill, while Pete ran 1km less than 3 times as far as Bill. If Pete ran 15km farther than Mike, how many kilometers did Bill run
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m = b + 8
p = 3b -1
p = m + 15
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Rearrange:
b - m + 0 = -8
3b + 0 - p = 1
0 + m - p = -15
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Solve the system by any means to get:
b = 12
m = 20
p = 35
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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