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Arjun has thrice as much money as Prateek, and Shubhendu has half as much as Arjun and Prateek put together. If Arjun has 120 rupees, then how much money do Prateek and Shubhendu have? [3 MARKS]
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Let Prateek havex rupees.
Then, Arjun will have = 3 times Prateek = 3x
Shubhendu has half as much as Prateek and Arjun put together
Or, Shubhendu has x+3x2=2x
According to the question,
3x=120
Or, x=40
Arjun has120rupees,Prateek has40rupeesandShubhendu has80 rupees.
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Framing the equation: 1 Mark
Steps: 1Mark
Result: 1 Mark
Let Prateek havex rupees.
Then, Arjun will have = 3 times Prateek = 3x
Shubhendu has half as much as Prateek and Arjun put together
Or, Shubhendu has x+3x2=2x
According to the question,
3x=120
Or, x=40
Arjun has120rupees,Prateek has40rupeesandShubhendu has80 rupees.
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