SOLUTION: hey can you please help me with this question $540 is divided among three people. a,b,c, so that a gets three times as much as c, and b gets twice as much as c. how much does c ge

Question 571508: hey can you please help me with this question
$540 is divided among three people. a,b,c, so that a gets three times as much as c, and b gets twice as much as c. how much does c get?
thanks
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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By substitution:

and

a gets 270
b gets 180
c gets 90
check:

OK
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