Quentin, Skylar, and Colten have a total of 383 chickens.  Quentin has 25 more than double the chickens that Skylar has.  Skylar has 4 less than triple the number of chickens that Colten has.  How many chickens does Colten have?
Let x represent the number of chickens that Colten has.
Skylar:3x-4.
Quentin: 25+2(3x-4)=25+6x-8=6x+17.
Total:x+3x-4+(6x+17)=383
10x+13=383
10x=370
x=
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37 chickens.

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