document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=549490>Question 549490</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> divide $80 among three people so that tha second will have a twice as much as the first, and the therd will have $5 less than the second. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #357908 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fcabanski><B>fcabanski(1391)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fcabanski><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=357908\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Call the people A, B and C<P><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If A has A dollars,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then B has 2A dollars (twice as much as the first)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then C has 2A-5 dollars (5 less than B, and B has 2A)<P><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Their sum is 80 so:<P><BR>\n" );
document.write( "A+2A+2A-5=80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5A-5=80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5A=85<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=17<P>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A has $17, B has 2A=2*17=$34, C has 2A-5 = $34-5 = $29<BR>\n" );
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