At the end of a certain year, the four organizations ranking 5 through 8 in home Internet users in the United States were eBay, the U.S. Government, Amazon, and Lycos, with a combined audience of 112 million users. Taking x to be the eBay audience in millions, y the U.S. Government audience in millions, z the Amazon audience in millions, and u the Lycos audience in millions, it was observed that           y  −  z  =  z − u           x  −  y  =  3(y − u) + 1 and   x  −  y  +  z  −  u  =  8. How large was the audience of each of the four organizations at the end of that year? eBay, U.S. Government, Amazon, Lycos

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At the end of a certain year, the four organizations ranking 5 through 8 in home Internet users in the United States were eBay, the U.S. Government, Amazon, and Lycos, with a combined audience of 112 million users. Taking x to be the eBay audience in millions, y the U.S. Government audience in millions, z the Amazon audience in millions, and u the Lycos audience in millions, it was observed that
          y  −  z  =  z − u
          x  −  y  =  3(y − u) + 1
and   x  −  y  +  z  −  u  =  8.
How large was the audience of each of the four organizations at the end of that year?
eBay, U.S. Government, Amazon, Lycos
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