Problema Solution
The number of times love was used exceeded the number of times sorry was used by 419. The number of utterances of thanks exceeded the number of utterances of sorry by 32. Combined, these three words were used 1084 times. Determined the number of times each of these words was used in final statements by Texas inmates.
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Let
x = the number of times "love" was used
y = the number of times "sorry" was used
z = the number of times "thanks" was used
x = y + 419
z = y + 32
x + y + z = 1084
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x = 630 "love"
y = 211 "sorry"
z = 243 "thanks"
The word "love" was used 630 times, the word "sorry" was used 211 times and the word "thanks" was used 243 times.