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Row Reduction & Rank · Hard problem

Four pipes carry flows a,b,c,da,b,c,d (L/s, all required to be nonnegative) away from a pumping station, with a+b=15a+b=15, b+c=25b+c=25, and c+d=45c+d=45. These three equations in four unknowns leave dd free. Among all choices of dd that keep every flow nonnegative, find the value of bb at the LARGEST feasible value of dd.