SOLUTION: 48,000 divided between two people but one recives three times more how much would each person get

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Question 830959: 48,000 divided between two people but one recives three times more how much would each person get
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +x+ = the smaller amount
+3x+ = the larger amount
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+x+%2B+3x+=+48000+
+4x+=+48000+
+x+=+12000+
+3x+=+36000+
One receives $12,000 the other
receives $36,000
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check:
+12000+%2B+36000+=+48000+
+48000+=+48000+
OK