document.write( "Question 663902: At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Italy, the top medal winner was Germany, which won a total of 29 medals. Germany won 1 more silver medal than gold and 5 more gold medals than bronze. Find the number of each type of medal won. How do I solve this? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "1 more silver medal than gold and 5 more gold medals than bronze
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document.write( "bronze
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document.write( "Gold: (x+5)
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document.write( "Silver: (x+5) + 1  Or (x+6)
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document.write( "Question states***total of 29 medals
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document.write( " x + (x+5) + (x+6) = 29   ||Solve for x and then determine the # of gold and Silver as well \n" );
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