SOLUTION: please help me solve this algebric problem; Tom, Dick and Harry share 256.Dick share is four times as much as Tom and Tom share is one third of harry.How much is each

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Question 821748: please help me solve this algebric problem;

Tom, Dick and Harry share 256.Dick share is four times as much as Tom and Tom share is one third of harry.How much is each of their share?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let Harry's share be x

Toms share = x/3

Dick's share = 4x/3
x+x/3 + 4x/3 = 256
multiply equation by 3
3x+x+4x=3*256
8x = 3* 256
x= 3*256/8
x=3*32
x= 96
You can find other's share by substitution