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a, b, c, d, and e satisfy a – 1 = b + 2 = c – 2 = d + 4 = e + 3. Which of a, b, c, d, or e is the greatest?

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a, b, c, d, and e satisfy a – 1 = b + 2 = c – 2 = d + 4 = e + 3. Which of a, b, c, d, or e is the greatest?

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a, b, c, d, and e satisfy a – 1 = b + 2 = c – 2 = d + 4 = e + 3. Which of a, b, c, d, or e is the greatest?

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Re: a, b, c, d, and e satisfy a – 1 = b + 2 = c – 2 = d + 4 = e + 3. Which of a, b, c, d, or e is the greatest?

by Max@Math Revolution » Sun Jun 28, 2020 7:12 am
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We have b = a – 3, c = a + 1, d = a – 5 and e = a – 4 in terms of a.
Then the greatest one of a, b, c, d,
+ and e is c = a + 1.

Therefore, C is the correct answer.
Answer: C
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Re: a, b, c, d, and e satisfy a – 1 = b + 2 = c – 2 = d + 4 = e + 3. Which of a, b, c, d, or e is the greatest?

by k_rohit » Sun Jun 28, 2020 11:44 am
Answer should be C

We can simply equate all

a – 1 = b + 2 = c – 2 = d + 4 = e + 3 = x
so a,b,c,d, & e are respective x+1, x-2, x+2, x-4 & x-3
Therefore c is the largest of al.
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