Question 1176523
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Rewrite the given information in words that are more easily translated into mathematical statements.<br>
The numbers of silver and bronze medals Brazil won were the same, and the number of gold medals they won was one more.<br>
Using that...
let x = # of bronze medals
then x = # of silver medals
and x+1 = # of gold medals<br>
Use those expressions for the numbers of each kind of medal, along with the fact that they earned a total of 19 medals, to write and solve an equation.<br>
{{{(x)+(x)+(x+1) = 19}}}<br>
Solve using basic algebra....<br>
Then remember the answer to the question is not just "x"; it is the number of each kind of medal won.<br>