SOLUTION: The sum of four numbers is 783. One of the numbers a, is 25% more than the sum of the other three numbers. What is the value of a?
A) 348
B) 435
C) 520
D) 585
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Question 1043634: The sum of four numbers is 783. One of the numbers a, is 25% more than the sum of the other three numbers. What is the value of a?
A) 348
B) 435
C) 520
D) 585
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a+b+c+d=783
a=(b+c+d)*1.25
a=783-b-c-d
Therefore, 783-b-c-d=1.25(b+c+d)
783=2.25(b+c+d)
b+c+d=783/2.25=348
a=783-348=435
B
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