document.write( "Question 802098: share $150 among john, mary and sarah so that each of the two girls recieves twice as much as john express mary's share as a fraction of the amount recieved by john and sarah \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #483762 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! share $150 among john, mary and sarah so that each of the two girls recieves twice as much as john express mary's share as a fraction of the amount recieved by john and sarah \n" ); document.write( "-------- \n" ); document.write( "mary share:: 2x \n" ); document.write( "sarah share:: 2x \n" ); document.write( "john share::: x \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "Equation: \n" ); document.write( "2x + 2x + x = 150 \n" ); document.write( "5x = 150 \n" ); document.write( "x = 30 \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "Mary's share: 2x = $60 \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "Sarah + John share: 2x+x = 3x = 3*30 = $90 \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "Fraction: 60/90 = 2/3 \n" ); document.write( "=========================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "======= \n" ); document.write( " |