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This problem involves finding the individual weights of five persons given their combined weights in pairs.

Let the weights of the five individuals be represented by \( a \), \( b \), \( c \), \( d \), and \( e \).

From the image, the pairwise sums are as follows:
- \( a + b = 129 \)
- \( a + c = 125 \)
- \( a + d = 124 \)
- \( a + e = 123 \)
- \( b + c = 122 \)
- \( b + d = 121 \)
- \( b + e = 120 \)
- \( c + d = 118 \)
- \( c + e = 116 \)
- \( d + e = 114 \)

We need to solve for \( a \), \( b \), \( c \), \( d \), and \( e \).

### Step-by-step approach:
1. **Add all the pairwise sums**:
   \[
   (a+b) + (a+c) + (a+d) + (a+e) + (b+c) + (b+d) + (b+e) + (c+d) + (c+e) + (d+e)
   \]
   This equals:
   \[
   4a + 4b + 4c + 4d + 4e = 1212 \, \text{(the sum of all given numbers)}.
   \]
   Therefore:
   \[
   a + b + c + d + e = \frac{1212}{4} = 303.
   \]

2. **Use this sum to find individual values**:
   Now, subtract each pairwise sum from the total \( a + b + c + d + e = 303 \).

   - \( c + d + e = 303 - (a + b) = 303 - 129 = 174 \).
   - \( b + d + e = 303 - (a + c) = 303 - 125 = 178 \).
   - \( b + c + e = 303 - (a + d) = 303 - 124 = 179 \).
   - \( b + c + d = 303 - (a + e) = 303 - 123 = 180 \).

3. **Set up equations and solve them**:
   We now have a system of equations, and we can solve these step-by-step. Let's go ahead and solve this manually or using algebra software to find the exact weights for \( a \), \( b \), \( c \), \( d \), and \( e \).

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The weight of five persons, when measured in pairs, are 129 kg, 125 kg, 124 kg, 123 kg, 122 kg, 121 kg, 120 kg, 118 kg, 116 kg, and 114 kg on a weighing machine. What was the weight of each of the five persons?

Learn how to calculate the individual weights of five people based on pairwise sums of their weights, using algebra and system of linear equations. Suitable for students in Grades 9-12.

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