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Question 1063112: There are 3 football teams the first team has 10 points more than the second team and the second team has 5 more than the last team all together they have 110 points Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! There are 3 football teams the first team has 10 points more than the second team and the second team has 5 more than the last team all together they have 110 points
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Equations:
a = b+10
b = c+5
a + b + c = 110
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Substitute and solve for "a"::
a + (a-10) + (b-5) = 110
a + (a-10) + (a-10-5) = 110
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3a -25 = 110
3a = 135
a = 45
b = a-10 = 35
c = b-5 = 30
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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