College Algebra (6th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32178-228-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-32178-228-1

Chapter 1 - Equations and Inequalities - Exercise Set 1.3 - Page 136: 89

Answer

The girl has $1000$, the mother has $2000$, the boy has $4000$.

Work Step by Step

Let $x$ denote the amount of money the girl has. Then $2x$ denotes the amount of money the mother has and $4x$ denotes the amount of money the boy has. We know that in total they have $14000$, thus $x+2x+4x=14000\\7x=14000\\7x/7=14000/7\\x=2000.$ Thus the girl has $1000$, the mother has $2000$, the boy has $4000$.
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