SOLUTION: $90 is hared among 3 friends. Tom gets $10 more than Ram who gets $10 more than Chin. How much does each boy get?

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Question 1136536: $90 is hared among 3 friends. Tom gets $10 more than Ram who gets $10 more than Chin. How much does each boy get?
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Answer by ikleyn(52773) About Me  (Show Source):
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$90 is highlight%28cross%28hared%29%29 shared among 3 friends. Tom gets $10 more than Ram who gets $10 more than Chin. How much does each boy get?
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If x be amount obtained by Chin.


Then Ram obtained (x+10) dollars, while Tom obtained ((x+1)+10) = (x+20) dollars.


The total is


    x + (x+10) + (x+20) = 90.


Simplify and solve for x


    3x + 30 = 90

    3x = 90 - 30 = 60  ============>  x = 60/3 = 20.


ANSWER.  Chin gets $20;  Ram gets #30  and Tom gets $40.

Solved.


Answer by greenestamps(13198) About Me  (Show Source):
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The difference between Tom and Ram is the same as the difference between Ram and Chin.

That makes the three amounts an arithmetic progression.

And that makes the middle amount the average of the three amounts: the middle amount is $90/3 = $30.

Then the two other amounts are $20 and $40.

ANSWER: Chin $20; Ram $30; Tom $40