document.write( "Question 1132486: A father distributes R1500 to his children, Jane, Karen and Eddie, in the ration J:K:E, respectively. If Jane gets twice as much as Karen, who in turn gets three times as much as Eddie, how much does each child receive? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x be the amount received by Eddie.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then Karen received 3x, while Jane received 2*(3x) = 6x.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The total is\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x + 3x + 6x = 1500.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    10x = 1500  ====>  x =  = 150.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer.  Eddie received  R150;  Karen received  3*R150 = R450;  Jane received  2*R450 = R900.\r\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK.   150 + 450 + 900 = 1500.    ! Correct !\r\n" );
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