SOLUTION: divide rs. 93 among three brothers in the ratio of 1/2:1/3:1/5

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Question 940469: divide rs. 93 among three brothers in the ratio of 1/2:1/3:1/5
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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%281%2F2%29X%2B%281%2F3%29X%2B%281%2F5%29X=93
Multiply both sides by 30
15X%2B10X%2B6X=2790
31X=2790
X=90
So then,
%281%2F2%29X=%281%2F2%2990=45
%281%2F3%29X=%281%2F3%2990=30
%281%2F5%29X=%281%2F5%2990=18