SOLUTION: Five men were to share the treasure with Long John Silver. If the treasure were split in the following ratio 2:5:7:10:20:50, and the least amount any of the six pirates received w
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Question 38583: Five men were to share the treasure with Long John Silver. If the treasure were split in the following ratio 2:5:7:10:20:50, and the least amount any of the six pirates received was 14,000 pounds of gold, what is the total weight of the treasure?
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.
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