document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=159190>Question 159190</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How would you divide $10,000 if the 1st person gets twice as much as the 2nd person and the 2nd person gets 3 timese as much as the third person?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How much does the 1st person get?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How much does the 2nd person get?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How much does the 3rd person get?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #117307 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gonzo><B>gonzo(654)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gonzo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=117307\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x = amount first person gets.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then 2*x = amount second person gets.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then 3*x = amount third person gets.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "total amount that everybody gets is 1*x + 2*x + 3*x = 6*x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so 6*x = 10,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "dividing both sides of the equation by 6 gets<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 10,000/6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "take the 10,000 and divide it by 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "answer is 10,000 / 6 = 1666 and 2/3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 1666 and 2/3.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "person 1 gets 1666 and 2/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "person 2 gets 3332 and 4/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "person 3 gets 4998 and 6/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10,000 should equal to the sum of these.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1666 + 3332 + 4998 = 9996<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2/3 + 4/3 + 6/3 = (2+4+6)/3 = 12/3 = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9996 + 4 = 10,000<BR>\n" );
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