SOLUTION: Marek, Sylvie and Loic are playing a board game. Sylvie is 12 points more than Marek. Loïc has double Sylvie's points. Together, they have accumulated 216 points. How many poi

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Question 1173016: Marek, Sylvie and Loic are playing a board game. Sylvie is 12 points more than Marek. Loïc has double Sylvie's points. Together, they have accumulated 216 points. How many points have each accumulated?
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Marek, Sylvie and Loic are playing a board game. Sylvie is 12 points more than Marek. Loïc has double Sylvie's points.
Together, they have accumulated 216 points. How many points have each accumulated?
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Marek + Sylvie + Loic     = 216

  x   + (x+12) + 2*(x+12) = 216


Solve using basic algebra approach.