SOLUTION: Divide $ 100 among two students x & y, such that y gets 1 1/4 (one whole number one upon four) times as such as x.
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Question 715012: Divide $ 100 among two students x & y, such that y gets 1 1/4 (one whole number one upon four) times as such as x. Answer by checkley79(3341) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! X+Y=100
X=5/4Y
5Y/4+Y=100
(5Y+4Y)/4=100
9Y=4*100
9Y=400
Y=400/9
Y=44.44 ANS.
X+44.44=100
X=100-44.44
X=55.56 ANS.
PROOF:
55.56=5/4*44.44
55.56=222.2/4
55.56=55.55
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