SOLUTION: Together, Huey, Dewey and Louie earn 72, 000 a month. If Huey earns 6,000 more than Dewey and 9,000 more than Louie, how much does Huey earn?

SOLUTION: Together, Huey, Dewey and Louie earn 72, 000 a month. If Huey earns 6,000 more than Dewey and 9,000 more than Louie, how much does Huey earn?

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Question 843459: Together, Huey, Dewey and Louie earn 72, 000 a month. If Huey earns 6,000 more than Dewey and 9,000 more than Louie, how much does Huey earn?
Answer by hamsanash1981@gmail.com(151) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

let huey earnings be x , then dewey earns = x-6000 and louie earns = x-9000
x+x-6000+x-9000=72000
3x -15000=72000
3x = 87000
x = 29000
huey earns 29000
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