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Three business people who wish to invest in a new company. Each person is willing to pay one third of the total investment. . After careful calculation, they realize that each of them would pay $7200 less if they could find two more equal investors. How much is the total investment in the new business. a)$ 64,000
b) $54,000 c)$ 21,000
d) $5,400 e)$3,600
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Hi,

Initially each invest in x. Hence total investment is 3x.
Total investment is also 5(x-7200).

3x = 5(x-7200)
x= 5*7200/2 = 18000
3x = 54000 and the answer is B.

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x - total investment
3*x/3 = 5*(x/3-7200)

x=54000
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Other wrote:
Three business people who wish to invest in a new company. Each person is willing to pay one third of the total investment. . After careful calculation, they realize that each of them would pay $7200 less if they could find two more equal investors. How much is the total investment in the new business. a)$ 64,000
b) $54,000 c)$ 21,000
d) $5,400 e)$3,600

Let us assume that the total investment is X. So initially each investor is willing to pay

If they find two more partners, the new level of investment becomes $$\frac{X}{5}$$

We are told that:

$$\frac{X}{3}$$ = $$\frac{X}{5} + 7200$$

$$\frac{X}{3} -\frac{X}{5} = 7200$$

$$\frac{2X}{15} = 7200$$

$$X = \frac{7200*15}{2} = 54000$$

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Kudos [?]: 141 [0], given: 50

$$x/3 - x/5$$ = 7200
$$2x/15$$ = 7200

x = 54000
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