document.write( "Question 648047: i really need your help on this i tried but ............ the question says share $873 between Peter and John so that Peter gets 3 1/2 times more how much does each get pliz im beggin \n" ); document.write( "

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Let P = the amount that Peter will get while J = the amount that John will get.
\n" ); document.write( "We know that these two amounts add up to $873.00, so you can write:
\n" ); document.write( "1) P+J = 873
\n" ); document.write( "Now it says that Peter gets 3.5 time more than John so this can be expressed as:
\n" ); document.write( "2) P = 3.5J Now substitute this into equation 1) to get:
\n" ); document.write( "1a) 3.5J+J = 873 Solve this for J.
\n" ); document.write( "1b) 4.5J = 873 Divide by 4.5
\n" ); document.write( "1c) J = 194
\n" ); document.write( "So John gets $194.00 and Peter gets 3.5($194) = $679.00 \n" ); document.write( "

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