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Peter ,John and James share a certain amount of money. Peter gets ⅔ of the money. John gets ¾ of the remainder and James gets $3 .calculate the total amount of money shared?
Peter gets 2/3, leaving 1/3
John gets 3/4 * 1/3 = 1/4, leaving 1/12
1/12 x = 3
now finish it off
8

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