On March 5, the Smith family received 19 pieces of mail, consisting of ads, magazines, letters, and bills. If they received five more bills than magazines, three more magazines than letters, and the same number of ads as letters, how many ads did they receive?
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M-magazine
B-bill
L-letter
A-ad
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M%2BB%2BL%2BA=19
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M=L
B=L%2B3
A=B%2B5=L%2B3%2B5=L%2B8
Substituting in the first equation,
L%2B%28L%2B3%29%2BL%2BL%2B8=19
4L%2B11=19
4L=8
L=2
Then,
M=2
B=2%2B3=5
A=5%2B5=10
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M-magazine
B-bill
L-letter
A-ad
.
.
M%2BB%2BL%2BA=19
.
.
.
M=L
B=L%2B3
A=B%2B5=L%2B3%2B5=L%2B8
Substituting in the first equation,
L%2B%28L%2B3%29%2BL%2BL%2B8=19
4L%2B11=19
4L=8
L=2
Then,
M=2
B=2%2B3=5
A=5%2B5=10
Please mark as brainliest
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