There were 3 friends, A, B and C, sharing the cost of a toy.
The ratio of A's share to the total of B and C is 1:3.
The ratio of B's share to the total of A and C is 1:5
C spent $80 more than B. Find the cost of the toy.
Write as a system of 3 equations:
3a=b+c (Equation 1)
5b=a+c (Equation 2)
c=80+b (Equation 3)
Sub in (Equation 3) into (Equation 2): 5b=a+b+80
Simplify: b=a4+20
Now, sub what we found for b, and (Equation 3) into (Equation 1): 3a=a4+20+80+a4+20
Solving, we find a=48
Subbing the value of a we just found and (Equation 3) into (Equation 2), we get: 5b=48+80+b
Solving, we find b=32
Plugging in what we found for the value of b into (Equation 3), we find that c=112.
Now do a+b+c to find your answer.
3a + b + c -------------- (1)
5b = a + c -------------- (2)
c = 80 + b -------------- (3)
put c = 80 + b in equation (2)
5b = a + b + 80
5b = b = a + 80 => 4b = a + 80
b = a4 + 804 = a4 + 20
put b = a4 + 20 and c = 80 + b in Eq (1)
3a = a4 + 20 + 80 + a4 + 20
3a = a4 + a4 + (80 + 20 + 20)
3a = 2 * a4 + 120 => 3a - 2a4 = 120
12a−2a4 = 120 => 10a4 = 120 => a = 120∗410 = 48
put a = 48 and c = 80 + b in equation (2)
we get 5b = 48 + 80 + b => 5b - b = 128
4b = 128 => b = 1284 = 32
pluf the value of b in equation (3) we get
c = 80 + 32 = 112
Now do a + b + c to find your answer
a = 48, b = 32, c = 112
80 a + b + c = 48 + 32 + 112
= 192
80 a + b + c = 192 (Ans)
From BB:
a = (b+c)/3 and a = 5b - c <======equate
5b-c = (b+c)/3
re-arrange to 16b - 4c = 0 sub in c = 80 + b
16 b - 4(80+b) = 0 results in b = 32 then c = 112 then a = 48 summed = 192