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Four people Jane, Mary, Calley and David are business partners. They share profit made as follows: Mary gets twice as much as Calley..

Four people Jane, Mary, Calley and David are business partners. They share profit made as follows: Mary gets twice as much as Calley. Jane gets sh 1 200 more than Calley. During a given period they made a profit of sh 89 200. Determine the share of Calley.

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John
Let Jane have x, then

Mary has 2x

David has $\frac{1}{2}x$ + 1 200

Calley has $\frac{1}{2}x$,

x + 2x + $\frac{1}{2}$x + $\frac{1}{2}$x + 1 200 is

4x + 1 200 = 89 200

4x = 88 000; x = 22 000

Calley's share was

$\frac{1}{2}$ x 22 000 = sh 11 000
johnmulu answered the question on June 8, 2017 at 06:39

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