document.write( "Question 1160556: Three people share $5992 so that the first gets twice as much as the second, and the second gets twice as much as the third. How much does the first get? \n" ); document.write( "
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Three people share $5992 so that the first gets twice as much as the second, and the second gets twice as much as the third.
\n" ); document.write( "How much does the first get?
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\n" ); document.write( "let the 3 amts be a, b, c
\n" ); document.write( "\" the first gets twice as much as the second,\"
\n" ); document.write( "a = 2b
\n" ); document.write( "\"the second gets twice as much as the third.\"
\n" ); document.write( "b = 2c
\n" ); document.write( "divide both sides by 2
\n" ); document.write( "c = .5b
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\n" ); document.write( "a + b + c = 5992
\n" ); document.write( "replace a and c
\n" ); document.write( "2b + b + .5b = 5992
\n" ); document.write( "3.5b = 5992
\n" ); document.write( "b = 5992/3.5
\n" ); document.write( "b = 1712
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\n" ); document.write( "How much does the first get?
\n" ); document.write( "a = 2(1712)
\n" ); document.write( "a = $3424
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