Question

The Jones family received 23 pieces of mail on July 19. The mail consisted of ads, bills, letters, and magazines. How many ads did they receive if they received the same

number of ads as letters, three more bills than letters, and five more magazines than bills?

Answer 1

3 ads

Explanation:

a=l

l+3=b

b+5=m

x+x+x+3+x+3+5

4x+11

x=3

3 ads 3 letter 6 bills 11 magazines