SOLUTION: This is my question: At an auction, a lucky wealthy collector paid $7,000,000 for three paintings: a Monet, a Picasso, and a van Gogh. The Monet cost $800,000 more than the Pica

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Question 455329: This is my question:
At an auction, a lucky wealthy collector paid $7,000,000 for three paintings: a Monet, a Picasso, and a van Gogh. The Monet cost $800,000 more than the Picasso. The price of the van Gogh was $200,000 more than twice the price of the Monet. What was the price of each painting?
Thank you for your assistance.
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+(x+800)+2(x+800)+200=7000
x+x+800+2x+1600+200=7000
4x=7000-2600
4x=4400
x=1,100,000 P
x+800=1,900,000 M
2*1900000+200000=4,000,000 V