SOLUTION: 5. In a certain factory, machine A produces three times as many bolts as machine B. Machine C produces 13 more bolts than machine A. If the total production is 4997 bolts per day

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Question 1164712: 5. In a certain factory, machine A produces three times as many bolts as machine B. Machine C
produces 13 more bolts than machine A. If the total production is 4997 bolts per day, how
many bolts does each machine produce in a day?

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let represent the number produced by B. Then is the number produced by A, and is the number produced by C.



Solve for , then calculate and

John

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