document.write( "Question 600014: three people makori, ondiek and mosomi contributed money to start a business, makori contributed a quarter of the total amount and ondiek two fifth of the remainder. mosomi contribution was one and a half times that of makori. they borrowed the rest of the money from the bank which was 60,000 less than mosomi's contribution. find the total amount required to start a business?
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three people makori, ondiek and mosomi contributed money to start a business, makori contributed a quarter of the total amount and ondiek two fifth of the remainder. mosomi contribution was one and a half times that of makori. they borrowed the rest of the money from the bank which was 60,000 less than mosomi's contribution. find the total amount required to start a business?
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\n" ); document.write( "Lets use x, y, z for these \"names\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Let t = total amt for the business
\n" ); document.write( "x: \"one quarter of the amt\":.25t
\n" ); document.write( "y: \"two fifth of the remainder\": .4(.75t) = .3t
\n" ); document.write( "z: \"one and one half of x\": 1.5(.25t) = .375t
\n" ); document.write( "Bank: .375t-60000
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\n" ); document.write( "Total = x + y + z + bank
\n" ); document.write( "t = .25t + .3t + .375t + (.375t- 60000)
\n" ); document.write( "t = 1.3t - 60000
\n" ); document.write( "60000 = 1.3t - t
\n" ); document.write( "t = \"60000%2F.3\"
\n" ); document.write( "t = $200,000 to start the business\r
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