document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=53929>Question 53929</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3 friends, each with some cash, redistribute as follows; Ami gives enough money to Jan & Toy to double the amount that each has. Jan then gives enough to Ami &<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Toy to double their amounts. Finally, Toy gives Ami & Jon enough to double their amounts. If Toy has $36 when they begin & $36 when they end, what is the total amount that all 3 friends have? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Toy to double their amounts. Finally, Toy gives Ami & Jon enough to double their amounts. If Toy has $36 when they begin & $36 when they end, what is the total amount that all 3 friends have?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This one seems to be hanging around. I can't seem to come up with a neat equation that will solve this thing but I felt that all the values had to be multiples of 36. The results were interesting (I thought)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Originally: A = 144; J = 72; T = 36      <BR>\n" );
document.write( "A gives away = -108, J + 72: T + 36<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Resulting in A = 36; J = 144; T = 72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J gives away A + 36; J  -108; T + 72<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Resulting in A = 72; J = 36; T = 144<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T gives away A + 72; J + 36; T  -108<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Final amts:  A =144; J = 72; T = 36<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They started out with A=144, J=72, T=36 and end up with same amts>\r<BR>\n" );
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