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A certain club is collecting money for a charity. A local company ha
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A certain club is collecting money for a charity. A local company has agreed to contribute $ 1 to the charity for every $3 collected by the club. How much money must the club collect in order for the total amount for the charity, including the company contribution, to equal $24,000?
(A) $18,000
(B) $16,000
(C) $15,000
(D) $12,000
(E) $10,000
(A) $18,000
(B) $16,000
(C) $15,000
(D) $12,000
(E) $10,000
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28 Jul 2021, 13:56
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A certain club is collecting money for a charity. A local company has agreed to contribute $ 1 to the charity for every $3 collected by the club. How much money must the club collect in order for the total amount for the charity, including the company contribution, to equal $24,000?
(A) $18,000
(B) $16,000
(C) $15,000
(D) $12,000
(E) $10,000
(A) $18,000
(B) $16,000
(C) $15,000
(D) $12,000
(E) $10,000
If a company contributes x dollars, then club must have collected 3x dollars. Total collection of 4x = 24,000 and x = 6,000. The club must have collected 3x = 3*6,000 = 18,000 dollars. Answer is A.
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