document.write( "Question 870652: The 3 boys found 20.30 dollars in their brother's old money box, and were given
\n" ); document.write( "precise instructions as to how it should be shared out.
\n" ); document.write( "Ron was to get one and a third times as much as Paul, but one and a half times as much as Jack.
\n" ); document.write( "How much for Ron? \n" ); document.write( "
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r = Rods's share
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\n" ); document.write( "j = Jack's share
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\n" ); document.write( "Write an equation for each statement. We want to get p and j in terms of r
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\n" ); document.write( "The 3 boys found 20.30 dollars in their brother's old money box,
\n" ); document.write( "r + p + j = 20.30
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\n" ); document.write( "Ron was to get one and a third times as much as Paul,
\n" ); document.write( "r = 1\"1%2F3\"p
\n" ); document.write( "r = \"4%2F3\"p
\n" ); document.write( "Mult by 3
\n" ); document.write( "3r = 4p
\n" ); document.write( "p = \"3%2F4\"r
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\n" ); document.write( " but one and a half times as much as Jack.
\n" ); document.write( "r = 1\"1%2F2\"j
\n" ); document.write( "r = \"3%2F2\"j
\n" ); document.write( "mult by 2
\n" ); document.write( "2r = 3j
\n" ); document.write( "j = \"2%2F3\"r
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\n" ); document.write( "r + p + j = 20.30
\n" ); document.write( "replace p and j
\n" ); document.write( "r + \"3%2F4\"r + \"2%2F3\"r = 20.30
\n" ); document.write( "mult by 12, cancel the denominators
\n" ); document.write( "12r + 3(3r) + 4(2r) = 12(20.30)
\n" ); document.write( "12r + 9r + 8r = 243.6
\n" ); document.write( "29r = 243.6
\n" ); document.write( "r = \"243.6%2F29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "You can confirm this for yourself, find p and j see if they add up to 20.30 \n" ); document.write( "
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