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  • 25-03-2020
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Phoebe Andy and Polly share £270, Phoebe gets three times as much as Andy who gets twice as much as Polly. Work out how much they each get.

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  • 25-03-2020

Answer:

Phoebe：180

Polly：30

Andy：60

Step-by-step explanation:

Shorten them as

Polly：x

Phoebe：y

Andy：z

y=3z

z=2x

y=6x

Subsituting：x+y+z----->3x+y----->9x

9x=270 x=30 y=180 z=60

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