BMO Round 1, 2009

Algebra Difficulty 4.0 AIME Find the answer United Kingdom

Find all real values of $x$ , $y$ and $z$ such that
$(x + 1)yz = 12, \quad (y + 1)zx = 4 \quad \text{and} \quad (z + 1)xy = 4.$

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