Question 1180027
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            I came to correct the numbers in the solution by @greenestamps



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The given information compares the amounts that both Maria and Betsy receive to the amount John receives.  
So make the amount John receives your variable.


x = amount John receives
2x = amount Maria receives (twice as much as John)
3x = amount Betsy receives (three times as much as John)


The total was $3750:

    x + 2x + 3x = 3750

        6x      = 3750

         x      = 3750/6 = 625.


<U>ANSWER</U>.  John receives  $625;  Maria receives $1250;  Betsy receives $1875.


<U>CHECK</U>.  $625 + $1250 + $1875 = $3750,  in total.   ! Correct !
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