SOLUTION: Share $150 among John, Mary and Sarah so that each person receives twice as much as John. Calculate:
a) John's share
b) John's share as a fraction of the total
c) Mary's s
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Question 795590: Share $150 among John, Mary and Sarah so that each person receives twice as much as John. Calculate:
a) John's share
b) John's share as a fraction of the total
c) Mary's share as a fraction of the amount received by John and Sarah
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = John's share
= Mary's share
= Sarah's share
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$30 = John's share
$60 = Mary's share
$60 = Sarah's share
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