Question

the four longest rivers in the world are all named after types of monkeys the howler river is 230 Mi longer than the Barbary River the Gin river is 150 Mi longer than the Barbarian River the retinal river is 30 miles shorter than the Barbary River the rivers when combined have a total length of 19,230 Mi how long is each River?​

Answer 1

Answer: We can set up a system of equations to represent the information given:

Let x = length of Barbary River

Howler River = x + 230

Gin River = x + 150

Retinal River = x - 30

Total length = x + (x + 230) + (x + 150) + (x - 30) = 19,230

We can then use substitution and the equations above to solve for the length of each river:

x + (x + 230) + (x + 150) + (x - 30) = 19,230

4x + 350 = 19,230

4x = 18,880

x = 4720 (length of Barbary River)

Howler River = x + 230 = 4720 + 230 = 4950 mi

Gin River = x + 150 = 4720 + 150 = 4870 mi

Retinal River = x - 30 = 4720 - 30 = 4690 mi

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