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Three individuals form a partnership and agree to divide the profits equally. X invests $9,000, Y invests $7,000, Z invests $4,000. If the profits are $4,800, how much less does X receive than if the profits were divided in proportion to the amount invested?
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\n" ); document.write( "Equal amount received by each 4800/3 = $1600 for each
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\n" ); document.write( "Proportional amount received by each:
\n" ); document.write( "Proportion: 9:7:4
\n" ); document.write( "9x + 7x + 4x = 4800
\n" ); document.write( "20x = 4800
\n" ); document.write( "x = 240
\n" ); document.write( "x amount: 9x = 2160
\n" ); document.write( "y amount: 7x = 1680
\n" ); document.write( "z amount: 4x = 960
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\n" ); document.write( "how much less does X receive than if the profits were divided in proportion to the amount invested?
\n" ); document.write( "2160 - 1600 = $560
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