document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1198655>Question 1198655</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the average of four number is 40. the third number is 12 more than the second, the fourth is 8 less than the first. find the number?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The sum of the numbers is 4*40 = 160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1st # is f, then s, then t, then h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f + s + t + h = 160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = s+12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = f-8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f + s + s+12 + f-8 = 160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2f + 2s + 4 = 160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f + s = 78<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is not sufficient info.<BR>\n" );
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