Problema Solution
Kesha, John, and Milan sent a total of 113 text messages for the weekend. Milan sent 5 times more messages then John. Kesha sent 4 times more messages then John. How many did each one of them send?
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let
k = the number of messages Kesha sent
j = the number of messages John sent
m = the number of messages Milan sent
where j, k and m are non-negative integers
Kesha, John, and Milan sent a total of 113 text messages for the weekend.
k + j + m = 113
Kesha sent 4 times as many messages as john.
k = 4j
Milan sent 5 times as many messages then John.
m = 5j
by solving the system of equations
k + j + m = 113
k = 4j
m = 5j
we find
k = 45.2
j = 11.3
m = 56.6
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the solutions of the system are not integers thus the problem has no solution.