SOLUTION: In a race, the first prize will be $5 greater than the second and the second will be $4 greater than the third. The total prize money is $52. Find each prize.
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Question 152198: In a race, the first prize will be $5 greater than the second and the second will be $4 greater than the third. The total prize money is $52. Find each prize. Answer by orca(409) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x be the prize for the third place, then the prize for the second place is x + 4 and the prize for the second place is x + 4 + 5 = x + 9.
As the total prize money is $52, we can set up an equation:
(x) + (x + 4) + (x + 9) = 52
Solving the equation for x, we have
3x + 13 = 52
3x = 39
x = 13
So
The prize for the third place is 13.
The prize for the second place is 17.
The prize for the first place is 22.
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