Re: 'Simple' puzzle ...help please!

Thu, 05 Apr 2007 13:58:15 +0100 from Jenny <bluey@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
Hi,
I am having problems working out this percentage problem, which I'm
sure is really very simple.

Five partners receive shares in the following splits: 15%, 15%, 15%,
27.5%, 27.5%

Hint: You have three folks with equal shares of X, and two folks with
equal shares of 1.5X.

The partnership wants to introduce a new partner and give him a share
that will be equal to the 15% guys new split.

In other words, X.

What will be the new splits?

Can you write an equation involving X?

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