SOLUTION: On August 22 , the Fernandez family received 35 pieces of mail, consisting of magazines, bills , letters , and ads . If they received the same number of magazines as letters ,
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Question 1164059: On August 22 , the Fernandez family received 35 pieces of mail, consisting of magazines, bills , letters , and ads . If they received the same number of magazines as letters , three more bills than letters , and five more ads than bills , how many magazines did they receive?
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x = letters
x = magazines (same number as letters)
x+3 = bills (3 more than letters)
x+3+5 = x+8 = ads (5 more than bills)
The total number of pieces of mail was 35:
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