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#1 the sum of three consecutive integers is 45 .what are these number?
let the three consecutive integers be x-1 , x,x+1 [it's easier to solve]
x+(x-1)+(x+1)=45
3x=45
x=15
therefore, the three consecutive integers are 14,15,16
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2.solve 7(x-1)-5(2-x)=3
7(x-1)-5(2-x)=3
7x-7-10+5x=3
12x=20
x=5/3
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3.paul gets some 20-dollar nites and 50-dollar notes.it is known that he has $360 and the number of 20 dollar notes is grearter than that of 50 dollars by 4.find the number of 20 dollar notes .
let the number of 20 dollar notes be x ,
so the number of 50 dollar notes be (x-4)
20x+(x-4)(50)=360
70x=560
x=8
so the number of 20 dollar notes is 8
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4.connie used 八分之三 of her pocket money to visit the zoo.it is known that $75 remaind.how much pocket money did she have?
assume she had $x pocket money
x-3/8x =75
5/8x=75
x=120
so she had $ 120 pocket money