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1976 AHSME Problem 30
How many distinct ordered triples (x,y,z) satisfy the following equations? \begin{aligned} x + 2y + 4z &= 12 \\ xy + 4yz + 2xz &= 22 \\ xyz &= 6 \end{aligned} \textbf{(A) }\text{none}\qquad \textbf{(B) }1\qquad \textbf{(C) }2\qquad \textbf{(D) }4\qquad \textbf{(E) }6
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