document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=245730>Question 245730</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how can i divide $80 between 3 people so that the second person will have twice as much as the first and the third person will have $5 less then the second person.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ex. of how to set up ....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1st person- x+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd person- x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd person- 5-x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thanks. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #179451 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=179451\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let a= first person<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=second person<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=third person<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+b+c=80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=2a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=b/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=b-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "three variables and three equations<BR>\n" );
document.write( "substitute<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b/2+b+b-5=80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "combine<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.5b=85\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply both sides by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5b=170<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides by 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=34<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=17=b/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=29=b-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "34+17+29=80 </SPAN>\n" );
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