SOLUTION: thres individual form a partnership and agree to divide the profits aqqualy .x invests 9000, Y invest 7000, Z invest 4000 it the profits are 4800, How much less does x receive comp

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Question 178230: thres individual form a partnership and agree to divide the profits aqqualy .x invests 9000, Y invest 7000, Z invest 4000 it the profits are 4800, How much less does x receive compares to having the profits divided in proportion to the amounts invested by X,Y and Z?
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Dividing the profits in direct proportion to
amount invested by each:
X:


Y:


Z:

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Given:
profits =
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X would receive
If the profits were divided equally, X would get

Doing it this way, X would get less
X would get $560 less

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