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Algebra Level 2

Find x, if: 3x=5y=8z and x-y-z=-3

-45 120 60 -120 72

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1 solution

Luciano Canela
Feb 7, 2015

It's simple.

y = 3/5*x

z = 3/8*x

Thus:

x - y - z = -3

x - 3/5 x - 3/8 x = -3

40 x - 24 x - 15 x = 40 (-3)

x = -120

Yes, you are right

Huy Nguyen - 6 years, 4 months ago

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