document.write( "Question 1117747: mike, tony and dave used internet in a cyber cafe . for every 50 centsthat mike was charged tony was charged three times mike's rate and for every 50 cents that tony was charged dave was charged four times tony's rate. collectively they were charged sh.480.00 . find the difference between what dave and mike were charged. (3 marks) \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "    Mike charged x;  Tony charged 3x;  Dave charged 12x.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then in all, they charged x + 3x + 12x = 16x,  which is  sh480;  hence,  x =  = 30.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Thus Mike charged  sh 30;  Tony charged  sh 90;  and Dave charged  sh 360.\r\n" );
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