SOLUTION: A sum of money was shared among 3 brothers-Aaron, Ben, and Charles- in the ratio of 2 : 5 : 7. If Charles share was $1180 more than Aarons share, what was the original sum of mone

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Question 1010519: A sum of money was shared among 3 brothers-Aaron, Ben, and Charles- in the ratio of 2 : 5 : 7. If Charles share was $1180 more than Aarons share, what was the original sum of money shared.
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The ratio 2:5:7 can also be written 2x:5x:7x...thus the difference between Charles and Aaron was 5x, so that
5x = 1180
x = $236
and since there is 14x total, the sum of the money is
14(236) = $3304