SOLUTION: In 3 stores was distributed an amount of cherries. The relation between the three amounts is 6:4:3. In the 2nd store it was distributed with 150 kg. less that the other two stores

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Question 1089516: In 3 stores was distributed an amount of cherries. The relation between the three amounts is 6:4:3. In the 2nd store it was distributed with 150 kg. less that the other two stores gathered. How many kilograms of cherries was distributed in the 3 stores? Present the kilograms as percentage from the whole amount of cherries.
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let n be the common multiple of the 3 stores. Then:
6n+3n-150=4n
5n=150
n=30
Therefore, the stores have 6(30),4(30), and 3(30) kilograms of cherries each, respectively.
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