document.write( "Question 524684: Mary,Bob, and Dylan contributed money to the college fund in the ratio of 3:5:8. If they contributed $464, how much did each person contribute to the fund? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #347852 by Edwin McCravy(20060) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "To break a quantity Q down into parts in the ratio of \r\n" );
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document.write( "      a:b:c\r\n" );
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document.write( "multiply Q by the fractions \r\n" );
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document.write( "We wish to break $464 down into parts in the ratio of\r\n" );
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document.write( "     3:5:8\r\n" );
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document.write( "so we multiply $464 by the fractions:\r\n" );
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document.write( "When we multiply we get:\r\n" );
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document.write( "×$464, ×$464, and ×$464\r\n" );
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document.write( "            $87, $145, and $232\r\n" );
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document.write( "So Mary contributed $87, Bob contributed $145, and Dylan contributed $232.\r\n" );
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