document.write( "Question 976670: Of three chicchickens are called A,B,C. A+b give a total of masses of 4.1kg. A + c give a total mass of 5.8kg. B+C give a total mass of 6.5kg. What is the mass for each chicken \n" ); document.write( "

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1. $\"A%2BB=4.1\"$
\n" ); document.write( "2. $\"A%2BC=5.8\"$
\n" ); document.write( "3. $\"B%2BC=6.5\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Subtracting 3 from 1,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A%2BB-B-C=4.1-6.5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A-C=-2.4\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Adding this to eq. 2,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A%2BC%2BA-C=5.8-2.4\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2A=3.4\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A=1.7\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Then,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"1.7%2BB=4.1\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"B=2.4\"$
\n" ); document.write( "And,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"1.7%2BC=5.8\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"C=4.1\"$
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