document.write( "Question 951395: Car X weighs 137 pounds more than Z. Car Y weighs 119 pounds more than car Z. The total weight of all three cars is 9772 pounds.How much does each car weigh? \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"X=137%2BZ\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"Y=119%2BZ\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"X%2BY%2BZ=9772\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Substituting,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"137%2BZ%2B119%2BZ%2BZ=9772\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3Z=9516\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"Z=3172\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Then,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"X=137%2B3172\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"X=3309\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( " $\"Y=119%2B3172\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"Y=3291\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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