Question 648047
Let P = the amount that Peter will get while J = the amount that John will get.
We know that these two amounts add up to $873.00, so you can write:
1) P+J = 873
Now it says that Peter gets 3.5 time more than John so this can be expressed as:
2) P = 3.5J Now substitute this into equation 1) to get:
1a) 3.5J+J = 873 Solve this for J.
1b) 4.5J = 873 Divide by 4.5
1c) J = 194 
So John gets $194.00 and Peter gets 3.5($194) = $679.00