<PRE><B>Question 174612</B>
in a week Mike ran 8km farther than Bill, while Pete ran 1km less than 3 times as far as Bill. If Pete ran 15km farther than Mike, how many kilometers did Bill run
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m = b + 8
p = 3b -1
p = m + 15
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Rearrange:
b  - m  + 0 = -8
3b + 0  - p =  1
0  + m  - p = -15
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Solve the system by any means to get:
b = 12
m = 20
p = 35
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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