Question

©C a r n e g ie L e a r n in g 6.1 Picture Algebra • 3093. The members of a small town’s local arts council are selling raffle tickets. The art council decides that the top three raffle ticket sellers will share a portion of the profits. The second-place seller will receive twice as much as the third-place seller. The first-place seller will receive $20 more than second-place seller. How much will each of the top three sellers receive if the profit portion they will share is $200?

Answer 1

1st - $92

2nd - $72

3ed - $36

Explanation:

save 20 dollars for first place, because they are going to get that no matter what.

200 - 20 = 180

we'll need to divide 180 into 5 parts, one for 3ed place, two each for 1st and second.

180 / 5 = 36

3ed place gets $36

2nd gets twice that, $72

1st gets the same as 2nd +$20, so $92

to check our answer, add up all their profit and make sure it's 200 even.