Three people each contributed x dollars toward the purchase of a car.

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Three people each contributed x dollars toward the purchase of a car. They then bought the car for y dollars, an amount less than the total number of dollars contributed. If the excess amount is to be refunded to the three people in equal amounts, each person should receive a refund of how many dollars?

A. \(\frac{3x-y}{3}\)
B.\(\frac{x-y}{3}\)
C.\(\frac{x-3y}{3}\)
D.\(\frac{y-3x}{3}\)
E. 3(x-y)

OG Q 2017(Book Question: 38)

A.  \frac{3x-y}{3} 
B. \frac{x-y}{3} 
C. \frac{x-3y}{3} 
D. \frac{y-3x}{3} 
E. 3(x-y)

OG Q 2017(Book Question: 38)

Senthil1981 · Answer

Answer is A:

Total contribution is 3x
Total spent is y
Balance is 3x - y (Given)
To split the Balance equally among three is (3x - y) / 3

sashiim20 · Answer

Three people each contributed x dollars toward the purchase of a car. They then bought the car for y dollars, an amount less than the total number of dollars contributed. If the excess amount is to be refunded to the three people in equal amounts, each person should receive a refund of how many dollars?

Total money contributed to purchase car = x+x+x = 3x
Total money spent to purchase car = y
Therefore Total Balance = 3x - y

Balance to be refunded equally = \(\frac{(3x- y)}{3}\) ........... Answer A.....

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Divyadisha · Answer

Total money contributed= 3x
money spent on purchasing car= y

money lest to be distributed among 3 people= 3x-y

money equally distributed= 3x-y/3

A is the answer

Abhishek009 · Answer

Total contribution is 3x

Cost of car is C (say) = 3x - y

Refund amount per person is  \frac{(3x - y )}{3} 
 
So, Answer will be (A)

1BlackDiamond1 · Answer

So easy question but still I made a mistake. lol

MHIKER · Answer

Each deposit x, Three persons deposits: x+x+x=3x
Cost of car y
Left amount 3x-y

Refund for each person (3x-y)/3

Ans. A

PaolaGRI · Answer

Why isn't it y-3x/ 3? 
Isn't 3x-y a negative number, since 3x<y?

Can somebody help me with my reasoning error? 
Thank you!

Bunuel · Answer

No, 3x > y because three people contributed more than the price of a car (contributed 3x, the price = y).

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