Homework Help: math

Posted by chchch on Sunday, June 24, 2012 at 10:27am.

On August 13, the Bryer family received 23 pieces of mail, consisting
of magazines, bills, letters, and ads. If they received the same number
of magazines as letters, three more bills than letters, and five more ads
than bills, how many magazines did they receive?
A) 6 magazines
B) 11 magazines
C) 4 magazines
D) 3 magazines

math - PsyDAG, Sunday, June 24, 2012 at 1:59pm
B = L+3
A = (L+3)+5
M = L

L + L + (L+3) + (L+3) +5 = 23

Solve for L, which = M.

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