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Carrie has 0.125 more than Larry, Larry has 3/4 more than Harry. In total they have 151. How much does Harry have

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Harry has 49.792 units.

Firstly we need to translate sentences into mathematical expressions and then we proceed to solve the resulting system of linear equations:

1) Carrie has 0.125 more than Larry:

[tex]y = x + 0.125[/tex] (1)

2) Larry has 0.75 more than Harry:

[tex]x = z + 0.75[/tex] (2)

3) In total, they have 151:

[tex]x + y + z = 151[/tex] (3)

Then, we proceed to solve the system of equations by direct substitution and clearing the remaining variable:

[tex]x + (x + 0.125) + (x-0.75) = 151[/tex]

[tex]3\cdot x -0.625 = 151[/tex]

[tex]3\cdot x = 151.625[/tex]

[tex]x = 50.542[/tex]

And the remaining solutions are, respectively:

[tex]y = 50.667[/tex], [tex]z = 49.792[/tex]

Harry has 49.792 units.

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