During his​ career, player A was named the​ NBA's MVP one time less than player B. Player C was MVP two more than half the times of player B.​ Together, the three players were named MVP 16 times. How many times was each of the players named​ MVP?

Asales representative from a local radio station is trying to convince the owner of a small fitness club to advertise on her station. the representative says that if the owner begins advertising on the station today, the club's total number of members will grow exponentially each month. she uses the given expression to model the number of club members, in hundreds, after advertising for t months.