document.write( "Question 181964: Please help me with this problem:
\n" ); document.write( "In the Olympics, the Canadian team won a total of 22 medals, consisting of gold, silver, and bronze. There were five fewer gold medals than bronze, and 3 fewer bronze than silver medals. How many gold, silver, and bronze medals did Canada win? \n" ); document.write( "
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In the Olympics, the Canadian team won a total of 22 medals, consisting of gold, silver, and bronze. There were five fewer gold medals than bronze, and 3 fewer bronze than silver medals. How many gold, silver, and bronze medals did Canada win?
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\n" ); document.write( "g + s + b = 22
\n" ); document.write( "g = b-5
\n" ); document.write( "b = s-3
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\n" ); document.write( "Rearrange #3:
\n" ); document.write( "s = b+3
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\n" ); document.write( "Substitute for s and for g in #1 to get:
\n" ); document.write( "(b-5) + (b+3) + b = 22
\n" ); document.write( "3b -2 = 22
\n" ); document.write( "3b = 24
\n" ); document.write( "b = 8 (# of bronze medals)
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\n" ); document.write( "Then g = b-5 = 8-5 = 3 (# of gold medals)
\n" ); document.write( "and s + b+3 = 8+3 = 11 (# of silver medals)
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\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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