SOLUTION: Hi betty Joanna and David shared a sum of money. Bettys share was half of the total amount received by Joanna and David. Joanna s share was 1/5 of the sum of money. If Betty recei

Question 1106924: Hi
betty Joanna and David shared a sum of money. Bettys share was half of the total amount received by Joanna and David. Joanna s share was 1/5 of the sum of money. If Betty received 80 dollars more than Joanna, what was the original sum of money.
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Answer by greenestamps(13198) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

If Betty's share was half the sum of the other two, then Betty's share was 1/3 of the total.

Joanna's 1/5 share was $80 less than Betty's share:

The sum was $600.

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