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the total heigh of bill mary and rob is 180 cm bob is twice as tall as bill and mary is 28 cm taller than bill how tall is rob

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Answer:Rob is 76 cm tall.Step-by-step explanation:Let b = height of bill.Let m = height of Mary.Let r = height of Rob."the total heigh of bill mary and rob is 180 cm"b + m + r = 180         Equation 1"bob* is twice as tall as bill"*I think you meant Rob is twice as tall as Bill.r = 2b"mary is 28 cm taller than bill"m = b + 28Substitue r = 2b and m = b + 28 into Equation 1.b + b + 28 + 2b = 1804b + 28 = 1804b = 152b = 38r = 2br = 2(38) = 76Rob is 76 cm tall.