document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=251220>Question 251220</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A sum of money was divided among Jesus Mary and Adrian in the ratio 4 : 3 : 5 respectivley. Mary recieved $175. a) How much more money did Jess recieve than Adrian. b) What was the total sum of money?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Jesus 4 : Mary 3 : Adrian 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jesus gets 4/12 of the total = 1/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mary gets 3/12 of the total = 1/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Adrian gets 5/12 of the total = 5/12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We are told Mary received $175, which means:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiplying both sides by 4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The total amount is $700.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now that we know $700, we can easily find the amounts received by Jesus and Adrian.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jesus gets <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F3%29700=233.33 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F3%29700=233.33\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Adrian gets <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285%2F12%29700+=+291.67 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285%2F12%29700+=+291.67\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Adrian gets $58.34 more than Jesus. </SPAN>\n" );
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