document.write( "Question 843470: $270 is Divided among three people Tom, Oliver and Charlie. Tom will receive three times as much as Oliver and Oliver will receive twice as much as Charlie \r
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document.write( "How much will they each receive? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #508106 by TheInstructor(29) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let Oliver = x \n" ); document.write( "Tom = 3x \n" ); document.write( "Charlie = x/2\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Therfore x/2 + 6x/2 + 2x/2 = 540/2\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " x + 6x + 2x = 540 \n" ); document.write( "9x = 540 \n" ); document.write( "Therefore x = 60\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Oliver = 60 \n" ); document.write( "Charlie: 30 \n" ); document.write( "Tom: 180\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |