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Five friends take a maths test
Adam, Brandon, Chen together scored 200 marks
Brandon, Chen and Damion together scored 215
Chen, Damion, Erica together scored 224
Damion and Erica scored more than Chen
The five of them together scored 350 marks

What are their individual scores?

User Awvalenti
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Answer:

Adam scored 60, Brandon scored 66, Chen scored 74, Damion scored 75, and Erica scored 75.

Explanation:

Since five friends took the maths test, and Adam, Brandon, and Chen together together scored 200 marks; Brandon, Chen and Damion together scored 215; Chen, Damion and Erica together scored 224; and Damion and Erica scored more than Chen; While the five of them together scored 350 marks, to determine what are their individual scores the following calculations must be done:

Adam + Brandon + Chen = 200

Damion + Erica = 150

Brandon + Chen + Damion = 215

Adam + Erica = 135

Chen + Damion + Erica = 224

Adam + Brandon = 126

Adam + Brandon = 126 + Chen = 200

Chen = 200 - 126

Chen = 74

Damion and Erica scored more than Chen

Chen + Damion + Erica = 224

74 + Damion + Erica = 224

Damion + Erica = 150

Damion = 75

Erica = 75

Brandon + Chen + Damion = 215

Brandon + 74 + 75 = 215

Brandon = 215 - 74 - 75

Brandon = 66

Adam = 350 - 75 - 75 - 74 - 66

Adam = 60

Therefore, Adam scored 60, Brandon scored 66, Chen scored 74, Damion scored 75, and Erica scored 75.

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