document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=68056>Question 68056</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of $127 was didvided among 3 people so that the second received $5 less than twice as much as the first, and the third received $2 more than the second. How much did each person receive? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the amount the 1st received be x dollars.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then 2nd person received 2x-5 dollars.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And 3rd person received 2x-5+2 = 2x-3 dollars.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total dollars was 127<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2x-5+2x-3 = 127<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x-8=127<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=135<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=27 dollars for 1st person<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-5=2*27-5=49 dollars for 2nd person<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-3=2*27-3= 51 dollars<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
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