[1], [3] => a = 49,000/2 = 24,500 => b +c = 24,500 => c = 24,500 - b;
[2] => 25*24,500 + 20b + 15c = 1,052,000 => 20b + 15c = 1,027,500;
20b + 15*(24,500 - b) = 1,027,500 => 5b = 733,500 => b = 146,700 =>
c = - 122,200;
75/135 and 18/135
just times 9 and 15, 9 and 2, and then 15 and 5
OOH, that's tricky--- give a shot first though!
Either:
- He didn't measure from the end of the first paper strip to the end of the last.
- The paper strips were of different sizes
