SOLUTION: Divide $3.00 between two persons where one person gets $0.40 more than the other

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Question 1096892: Divide $3.00 between two persons where one person gets $0.40 more than the other

Answer by rfer(16322)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+x+0.40=3
2x=3-0.40
x=2.60/2
x=1.30
x+0.40=1.70

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