SOLUTION: divide $80 among three people so that tha second will have a twice as much as the first, and the therd will have $5 less than the second.

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Question 549490: divide $80 among three people so that tha second will have a twice as much as the first, and the therd will have $5 less than the second.
Answer by fcabanski(1391) About Me  (Show Source):
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Call the people A, B and C


If A has A dollars,
Then B has 2A dollars (twice as much as the first)
Then C has 2A-5 dollars (5 less than B, and B has 2A)


Their sum is 80 so:


A+2A+2A-5=80
5A-5=80
5A=85
A=17


A has $17, B has 2A=2*17=$34, C has 2A-5 = $34-5 = $29

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