document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=960724>Question 960724</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Three girls Devi, Rashida and Nicole shared a sum of money in the ration 6:5:4. Devi got Rs40 more than Nicole. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1) Calculate Rashida's share<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2) How much Devi must give to Rashida so that they share the same amount of money </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #587149 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=587149\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the girls are given money in the ratio of 6:5:4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D:R:N = 6:5:4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you assume the total amount of money that they received is equal to 15x, then:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D gets 6x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R gets 5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "N gets 4x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this is because 6x + 5x + 4x = 15x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you are told that D gets 40 more than Nicole.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this means that 6x = 4x + 40\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 4x from both sides of this equation to get 2x = 40.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "divide both sides by 2 to get x = 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "D gets 6 * 20 = 120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R gets 5 * 20 = 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "N gets 4 * 20 = 80\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ratio is 120:100:80 which simplifies to 12:10:8 which further simplifies to 6:5:4.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since D gets 120 and R gets 100, D must give R 10, after which D will get 110 and R will also get 110.\r<BR>\n" );
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