SOLUTION: janice has 5 times more than ronald. They have 600 in all. how much does ronald have?

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Question 355694: janice has 5 times more than ronald. They have 600 in all. how much does ronald have?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let's say Ron has x. Then Janice has 5x.
Together they have x%2B5x or 6x which happens to equal 600.
6x=600
x=100
So Ron has 100 whatevers.