SOLUTION: salma,goran, and michael sent a total of 124 text messages during the weekend. Goran sent 9 More messages than salma, Michael sent 3 times as many messages as salma. How many mes

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Question 712225:
salma,goran, and michael sent a total of 124 text messages during the weekend. Goran sent 9 More messages than salma, Michael sent 3 times as many messages as salma. How many messages did each send?
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S+G+M=124
G=S+9
M=3S
S+(S+9)+3S=124
5S=124-9
5S=115
S=115/5
S=23 MESSAGES SENT.
G=23+9=32 MESSAGES SENT.
M=3*23=69 MESSAGES SENT.
PROOF:
23+32+69=124
124=124