document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=254012>Question 254012</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a+b+c=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=5b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+c=9 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "a=5b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+c=9<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c=9-a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=9-5b since a=5b<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5b+b+9-5b=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b+9=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=-6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ed </SPAN>\n" );
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