SOLUTION: In a swimming gala a first place counts 5 points, a second place 3 points and a third place 1 point. The winning team got twice as many second places as first place and eight more
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Question 1123536: In a swimming gala a first place counts 5 points, a second place 3 points and a third place 1 point. The winning team got twice as many second places as first place and eight more third places than second places, scoring a total of 151 points. How many third places did they get?
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x first places at 5 points each = 5x
2x second places at 3 points each = 6x
2x+8 third places at 1 point each = 2x+8
Total points: 5x+6x+2x+8 = 151
Solve for x.
Then remember the question is the number of third places, which is not x, but 2x+8.
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