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In the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, the USA earned 6 more gold medals than bronze. The number of silver medals earned was 19 less than twice the number of bronze medals. The USA earned a total of 103 medals. How many of each kind of medal did the USA earn?
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\n" ); document.write( "G = B + 6 (6 more Gold than Bronze)
\n" ); document.write( "S = 2B - 19
\n" ); document.write( "G + S + B = 103
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\n" ); document.write( "Sub for S in the 3rd eqn
\n" ); document.write( "G + (2B-19) + B = 103
\n" ); document.write( "G + 3B = 122
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\n" ); document.write( "B+6 + 3B = 122
\n" ); document.write( "4B = 116
\n" ); document.write( "B = 29
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\n" ); document.write( "S = 2B - 19
\n" ); document.write( "S = 39
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\n" ); document.write( "G = 35
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