Three friends Alice, Bond and Charlie divide $1105 among them. When $10, $20 and $15 are removed from the sums that Alice, Bond and Charlie received, the share of the sums that they receive is in the ratio of 11 : 18 : 24. What did Charlie receive?

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stefjumnmt · Accepted Answer

Note that:  $1105−$10−$20−$15=$1060  Note that:  11+18+24=53  So: $106011+18+24=$106053=$20  So after the $10, $20 and $15 are removed, the amounts Alice, Bond and Charlie receive are:  {Alice:$20⋅11=$220Bond:$20⋅18=$360Charlie:$20⋅24=$480)  Adding the $10, $20 and $15 back, the original amounts that they received were:  {Alice:$220+$10=$230Bond:$360+$20=$380Charlie:$480+$15=$495)

Three friends Alice, Bond and Charlie divide $1105 among them.

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