document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=74281>Question 74281</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help with this word problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Three communities raised $5900 for a common cause. If community B raised 5/8 of the money community A raised and community C contributed 5/6 of the contribution of community A, how much money did each of the three communities raise? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the money that A raised be: x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the money that B raised is: 5/8x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the money that C raised is: 5/6x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total amount raised is: 5900<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2824%2F24%29x%2B%283%2A5%2F%283%2A8%29%29x%2B%284%2A5%2F%284%2A6%29%29x=5900 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2824%2F24%29x%2B%283%2A5%2F%283%2A8%29%29x%2B%284%2A5%2F%284%2A6%29%29x=5900\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=24x%2F24%2B15x%2F24%2B20x%2F24=5900 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"24x%2F24%2B15x%2F24%2B20x%2F24=5900\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2824x%2B15x%2B20x%29%2F24=5900 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2824x%2B15x%2B20x%29%2F24=5900\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=59x%2F24=5900 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"59x%2F24=5900\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2824%2F59%29%2859x%2F24%29=%2824%2F59%295900 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2824%2F59%29%2859x%2F24%29=%2824%2F59%295900\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=2400 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=2400\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "A raised: x=$2400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B raised: 5/8x=5/8(2400)=$1500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c raised: 5/6x=5/6(2400)=$2000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sanity Check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If we add the amounts A, B, and C raised, do we get $5900 as claimed?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2400+1500+2000=5900<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5900=5900  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "We seem to be on the right track.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Happy Calculating!!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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