The Sum of a Student's Three Scores Is 224

question 192

Multiple Choice

The sum of a student's three scores is 224. If the first is 13 points more than the second, and the sum of the first two is 29 more than twice the third, then what was the first score?

• A) 65
• B) 86
• C) 52
• D) 73

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