Question

Archimedes, Hypatia and Zeno shared a sum of money.Archimedes received 1/6 of the money. Hypatia and Zeno shared the rest of the money in the ratio 2:3. Zeno got $7 more than Hypatia. How much money did they share altogether?

Answer 1

Suppose the amount of money is x.
3/6x - 2/6x = 7
x/6 = 7
x = 42
So they share 42 altogether.

Answer 2

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