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Tom, Dave, and Harry went crabbin'. Dave caught 5 more crabs then Tom. Harry caught twice the number Dave caught. They ended the day with 75 crabs. How many
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Tom, Dave, and Harry went crabbin'. Dave caught 5 more crabs then Tom. Harry caught twice the number Dave caught. They ended the day with 75 crabs. How many crabs did each catch?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Tom, Dave, and Harry caught ,, and
number of crabs
given:
(1)
(2)
(3)
----------------
(1)
Substitute (1) and (2) into (3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
and
(2)
(2)
and
(1)
(1)
Tom, Dave, and Harry caught 15, 20, and 40 crabs
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