document.write( "Question 112: I could use your help. There are 24 spooks in the haunted house. The number of scarecrows is equal to the number of witches plus 4. The number of witches is equal to the number of ghosts minus 8. how many witches and ghosts and scarecrows are there?\r
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>>...I could use your help. There are 24 spooks in the haunted house. The
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document.write( "number of scarecrows is equal to the number of witches plus 4. The number of
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document.write( "witches is equal to the number of ghosts minus 8. how many witches and ghosts
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document.write( "and scarecrows are there? Thanks
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document.write( "Let x = no. of witches 
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document.write( "Let y = no. of ghosts
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document.write( "Let z = no. of scarecrows
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document.write( ">>...There are 24 spooks in the haunted house...<<
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document.write( "Translation: x + y + z = 24
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document.write( ">>...The number of scarecrows is equal to the number of witches plus 4...<<
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document.write( "Translation: z = x + 4
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document.write( ">>...The number of witches is equal to the number of ghosts minus 8...<<
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document.write( "Translation: x = y - 8
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document.write( "So you have this system of three equations and three unknowns:
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document.write( "Can you solve it?  If not post again.
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document.write( "x + y + z = 24
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document.write( "z = x + 4
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document.write( "x = y - 8
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document.write( "Answer x=4 witches, y=12 ghosts, z=8 scarecrows
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