Solve the problem.
-On August 13, the Bryer family received 23 pieces of mail, consisting of magazines, bills, letters, and ads. If they received the same number of magazines as letters, three more bills than letters, and Five more ads than bills, how many magazines did they receive?
A)6 magazines
B)3 magazines
C)11 magazines
D)4 magazines

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Let the number of magazines and letters be x. Then, the number of bills is x + 3, and the number of ads is (x + 3) + 5 = x + 8. The total number of pieces of mail is x (magazines) + x (letters) + (x + 3) (bills) + (x + 8) (ads) = 4x + 11 = 23. Solving for x gives x = 3. Thus, they received 3 magazines.

Solve the Problem. -On August 13, the Bryer Family Received 23 Pieces of 23