document.write( "Question 858099: Curly, Moe and Larry won $2500. If Larry gets three times as much as Curly and Moe gets $300 less than Larry, How much does each person get? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #517025 by ben720(159) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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\n" ); document.write( "Let Larry = x
\n" ); document.write( "Larry + Curly + Moe = $2500
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+%2B+%281%2F3%29x+%2B+x-300+=+2500\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Add 300 to both sides:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%2B%281%2F3%29x%2Bx=2800\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Combine like terms:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%287%2F3%29%2Ax=2800\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by 7/3:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=1200\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Larry gets $x, Curly gets $(x/3), and Moe gets $(x-300)
\n" ); document.write( "Larry gets $1200, Curly gets $400, and Moe gets $900.
\n" ); document.write( "To check, add them all together to see if you get 2500, which you do.
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