Homework Help: 5th grade word problem

Posted by tryston on Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 4:17pm.

jen,paula, and sarah spent the weekend decorating a neighbors house. They earned $500.00 between them. When it came to dividing the money, paula had worked three times harder than jen and sarah had worked twice as hard as paula. If the money was divided fairly and according to how hard each person worked, how much money did they each receive. Need an answer as soon as possible

5th grade word problem - tryston, Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 5:54pm
jen 50.00
paula 150.00
sarah 300.00
5th grade word problem - PsyDAG, Friday, November 12, 2010 at 1:38pm
P = 3J
S = 2P

S + J + P = 500

2P + P/3 + P = 500

10/3 P = 500

P = 150

You are right.
5th grade word problem - Someone, Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 3:39pm
if $50 is what Jen gets then $50 times 3=$150 is what Paula gets and $150 times 2=$300is what Sarah gets also $50+$150=$200 and $500-$200=$300 left

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