SOLUTION: if $200 was share among johnson Oscar and Michelle. Oscar get 2 more than Johnson, Michelle get 3 more than Oscar. How much does each get

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Question 1135515: if $200 was share among johnson Oscar and Michelle. Oscar get 2 more than Johnson, Michelle get 3 more than Oscar. How much does each get
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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Johnson               j
Oscar                j+2
Michelle             J+2+3
TOTAL                 200

cross%28j%2Bj%2B2%2Bj%2B3=200%29
j%2B%28j%2B2%29%2B%28j%2B2%2B3%29=200
j%2Bj%2B2%2Bj%2B5=200
3j=200-7
3j=193
j=193%2F3
highlight%28j=64%261%2F3%29
stillseemswrongorunusual.

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cross%283j=195%29
cross%28j=65%29
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Answer by ikleyn(52788) About Me  (Show Source):
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This solution by @josgarithmetic is WRONG.

Everybody who will take the labor to check his answer, will see it in 1 minute.

I don't want to correct after him, because why I should do it ?


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@josgarithmetic, cross your wrong arithmetic; redo it in the right way and write it below your incorrect calculations !