SOLUTION: Five men were to share treasure with long john silver. If the treasure were split into the following ratio 2:5:7:10:20:50. and the least amount any of the 6 pirates received was 14

Question 38579: Five men were to share treasure with long john silver. If the treasure were split into the following ratio 2:5:7:10:20:50. and the least amount any of the 6 pirates received was 14,000 pounds of gold. What is the total weight of the treasure??
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Answer by rapaljer(4671) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First I would add up the numbers given in the ratio:
2+5+7+10+20+50 = 94 shares.

The one who receives the least amount, therefore, received 2 shares out of a total of 94 shares of the total treasure, or th of the treasure.

Let x = total treasure, then

Multiply both sides by 47:
pounds = total weight of gold.

R^2 at SCC

P.S. That's a LOT of gold!! Longjonsilver would have liked this one!! Maybe he will answer it also!!
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