SOLUTION: Divide $80 among three people so that the second will have the twice as much as much the first ,and the third will have $5 less than the second .(x=17)

SOLUTION: Divide $80 among three people so that the second will have the twice as much as much the first ,and the third will have $5 less than the second .(x=17)

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Question 549523: Divide $80 among three people so that the second will have the twice as much as much the first ,and the third will have $5 less than the second .(x=17)
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let first have x
second has 2x
third has (2x-5)

x+2x+2x-5=80
5x-5=80
5x=85
/5
x=17
17, 34,29
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