Find three positive numbers whose sum is 12 and the sum of whose squares is as small as possible.
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Consider, please, this solution/explanation:
1. suppose, that number of cars is 'x', numbers of buses is 'y'.
2. according to the condition 'a total of 32', it means that x+y=32. This is the 1st equation.
3. according to the condition in one car are 3x persons, in one bus are 27y persons, and totaly 3x+27y=408 people. This is the 2d equation.
4. if to solve the system of two equations:
Answer: 13 - b., 19 - c.
1. suppose, that number of cars is 'x', numbers of buses is 'y'.
2. according to the condition 'a total of 32', it means that x+y=32. This is the 1st equation.
3. according to the condition in one car are 3x persons, in one bus are 27y persons, and totaly 3x+27y=408 people. This is the 2d equation.
4. if to solve the system of two equations:
Answer: 13 - b., 19 - c.
