SOLUTION: Divide $630 among Al, Bill and Carl so that Al will receive twice as much as Bill and Bill will get three times as much as Carl.

Question 570587: Divide $630 among Al, Bill and Carl so that Al will receive twice as much as Bill and Bill will get three times as much as Carl.
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Divide $630 among Al, Bill and Carl
a + b + c = 630
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so that Al will receive twice as much as Bill
a = 2b
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and Bill will get three times as much as Carl.
b = 3c
Divide both sides by 3
c =
:
Replace a & c in the 1st equation
2b + b + = 630
3b + = 630
multiply both sides by 3
9b + b = 3(630)
10b = 1890
b = 189 is Bills share
then
a = 2(189)
a = 378 is Al's share
and
c = 189/3
c = 63 is Carl's share
;
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See if that adds up: 378 + 189 + 63 = 630
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