document.write( "Question 1134848: (1) Harold has twice as much money as Nadine. Nadine has 3 times as much money as Sandra. If together they have $357, how much money does each of them have? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "Let  x be the money Sandra has (in dollars).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then Nadine has  3x  dollars  and  Harold has  2*(3x) = 6x dollars.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Together, they have  x + 3x + 6x = 10x dollars, and this amount is exactly  357 dollars.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence,  x = \"357%2F10\" = 35.70 dollars.  It is how much Sandra has.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then Nadine has three times as much, i.e  3*35.70 = 107.10 dollars\r\n" );
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document.write( "and  Harold has twice of it, i.e. 2*107.10 = 214.20.\r\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK.  35.70 + 107.10 + 214.20 = 357  dollars.    ! Correct !\r\n" );
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