SOLUTION: Tina, Dawn and Harry raised $175 total for their class trip. Tina raised three times as much as Dawn. Dawn raised twice as much as Harry. How much did each raise?
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Question 170837: Tina, Dawn and Harry raised $175 total for their class trip. Tina raised three times as much as Dawn. Dawn raised twice as much as Harry. How much did each raise? Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! lets call what Tina,Dawn,and Harry raised, t,d,and h respectively
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t+d+h=175......eq 1
t=3d...........eq 2
d=2h...........eq 3
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lets re write eq 3 as h=d/2......now take the revised value of h and t's value in eq 2 and plug them into eq 1
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3d+d+(d/2)=175......multiply all terms by 2
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6d+2d+d=350
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9d=350
: dollars raised by dawn dollars raised by harry dollars raised by tina
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