SOLUTION: £20 is divided between Pip, Sara & Gordon so that Pip gets twice as much as Sara, and Sara gets three times as much as Gordon. How much does Pip get?

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Question 1136764: £20 is divided between Pip, Sara & Gordon so that Pip gets twice as much as Sara, and Sara gets three times as much as Gordon. How much does Pip get?
Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x = Gordon.

Then Sarah = 3x  and  Pip = 2*(3x) = 6x.


The total is


    x + 3x + 6x = 20,   or

    10x = 20  ===================>  x = 20/10 = 2.


ANSWER.  Pip get 6x = 6*2 = 12.

Solved.