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Challenge 164: Triple Sum

Can you find the original five numbers that the children thought of?

Five children each think of a number. Between them, they then work out what the total of their numbers comes to for each possible group of three children that can be chosen. The totals they get are 0, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 19.

What were the original five numbers that the children thought of?