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OpenStudy (anonymous):

a farmer divided his property among his three children as follows:the ratio of sarah share to john share to mary share is 2:3:5. if his property totals 75 acres , how many acres does each child receive?

OpenStudy (mertsj):

2x+3x+5x=75

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I think I saw this question earlier today but since the shares are proportional you could get the equation 2x+3x+5x=75 x=7.5

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