Question

Amy,nicholas,cindy and calvin shared $60 amy received 1/2 of the total amount of money received by nicholas,cindy and calvin.nicholas received 2/3 of the total amount of money received by cindy and calvin.cindy received 3 times as much as calvin. A. How much money did amy receive? B. How much more money did nicholas receive than calvin?

Answer 1

If the four had amounts w,x,y,z then we know that

w+x+y+z = 60
w = (x+y+z)/2
x = 2/3 (y+z)
y = 3z

w,x,y,z = 20,16,18,6

Amy = w = 20
Nick-Cal = x-z = 16-6 = 10