SOLUTION: At a 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy, the top medal winner was Germany, which won a total of 29 medals. Germany won 1 more silver medal than gold and 5 more gold medals than

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Question 874592: At a 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy, the top medal winner was Germany, which won a total of 29 medals. Germany won 1 more silver medal than gold and 5 more gold medals than bronze. Find the number of each medal won.
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gold = x
silver = x + 1
bronze = x - 5

x + (x+1) + (x-5) = 29
3x - 4 = 29
3x = 33
x = 11

Germany won 11 golds, 12 silvers, and 7 bronzes.