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Divide Rs 7000 among A, B and C such that A gets 50% of what B gets and B gets 50% of what C gets.

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Let Rs x be the amount of money recieved by C.Then, amount of money B gets =50% of Rs xAmount of money A gets=50% of B =25% of Rs xNow, x+50% of Rs x+25% of Rs x=Rs 7000x+x×50100+x×25100=Rs 7000x+50x100+25x100=Rs 7000x+50x100+25x100=Rs 7000175x100=Rs 7000x=Rs 7000×100175x=Rs 4000
C gets Rs 4000.Amount of money B gets=50% of Rs x
=50% of Rs 4000=Rs 4000×50100=Rs 2000

Amount of money A gets=25% of Rs x
=25% of Rs 4000=Rs 4000×25100=Rs 1000

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