Question

Suppose you divide $1090 among three people so that the second will have twice as much as the first, and the third will have $50 less than the second. How much will the third gets?

Answer 1

Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

by the given condition ,let us assume that 1st person gets x

so, 2nd person gets 2x and 3rd gets x - 50

such that,

x + 2x + x - 50 = 1090

4x - 50 = 1090

4x = 1090 + 50

4x = 1140

x = 1140/4

x = 285

so, 3rd person gets 285 - 50 = 235