An amount of P2100 is to be divided among 3 children John, Jay and Joseph. Jay will receive double that of John and Joseph will receive double that of Jay. How

Question

math word problem

Answer 1

Is this $2100 ?

 

Let John's money = x

Let Jay's money = y

Let Joseph's money = z

 

x + y + z = 2100

y = 2x

z = 2y = 2(2x) = 4x

 

x + 2x + 4x = 2100

7x = 2100

x = 2100/7 = 300

 

John gets 300

Jay gets 2(300) = 600

Joseph gets 4(300) = 1200

 

If the original number isn't 2100 then just substitute the

correct amount in the problem and follow the same process