document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=919175>Question 919175</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of $145 was divided among 3 people so that the second received $5 less then twice as much as the first, and the third received $5 more than the second. How much did each person received  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1st:: x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd:: 2x-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3rd:: 2x-5+5 = 2x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 2x-5 + 2x = 145<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = $30 (1st's share)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-5 = $55 (2nd's share)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = $50 (3rd's share)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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