document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=33716>Question 33716</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could someone help me with this word problem please ?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve by any method and show equations and major steps. A student has a total of 225 points on three tests. The sum of the scores on the first and second tests exceeds the score on the third test by 61. The first score exceeds the second by 6. Find the three scores </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The score on the second test is (x-6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The score on the third test = x+(x-6)-61<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total score = 225<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+(x-6)+[x+(x-6)-61] = 225<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> 2x+2x-12-61 = 225<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> 4x = 298<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=> x = 74.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Scores on the test are as below:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "First = 74.5, Second = 68.5, Third = 82 </SPAN>\n" );
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