SOLUTION: I would like assistance in solving this word problem A rock group plans to travel for a total of 38 weeks, making three concert stops. They will be in Japan for 4 more weeks th

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Question 217313: I would like assistance in solving this word problem
A rock group plans to travel for a total of 38 weeks, making three concert stops. They will be in Japan for 4 more weeks than they will be in Australia. Their stay in Sweden will be 2 weeks shorter than that in Austrailia. How many weeks will they be in each country?

Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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j=x+4=16
a=x=12
s=x-2=10
x+4+x+x-2=38
3x+2=38
3x=36
x=12