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Equation Exercise (Posted on 2014-12-16)

a,b,c,d and e satisfy this system of equations:

2a+b+c+d+e = 6
a+2b+c+d+e = 12
a+b+2c+d+e = 24
a+b+c+2d+e = 48
a+b+c+d+2e = 96

Find 3d+2e without solving the above system.

Submitted by K Sengupta

Rating: 5.0000 (1 votes)

Solution: (Hide)

3d+2e=181
Foran explanation, refer to the respective solutions by Brian Smith and Jer here and here.

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Subject	Author	Date
Another solution	Brian Smith	2016-11-24 16:02:23
solving as little as possible	Jer	2014-12-16 13:48:49
solution	Dej Mar	2014-12-16 11:05:52

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