document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=549523>Question 549523</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Divide $80 among three people so that the second will have the twice as much as much the first ,and the third will have $5 less than the second .(x=17) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #357818 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=357818\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let first have x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "second has 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "third has (2x-5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+2x+2x-5=80\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x-5=80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=85<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "17, 34,29 </SPAN>\n" );
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