<PRE><B>Question 473285</B>
Jack and Mark have 49 beads. 
Mark and Ben have 37 beads. 
Jack and Ben have 60 beads. 
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Equations:
0  +  j  +  m  = 49
b  +  0  +  m  = 37
b  +  j  +  0  = 60
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How many beads does each of them have and the sum of all? 
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I used a matrix method to get:
b = 24
j = 36
m = 13
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# of beads = 24+36+13 = 73
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Cheers,
Stan H.</PRE>