Given:
Mrs. Applegate owns [tex]\dfrac{3}{19}[/tex] of the business.
Mrs. Brown owns 3 times as much as Mrs. Charles.
To find:
The fractional part of the business that Mrs. Brown owns.
Solution:
Let Mrs. Charles owns x part of business.
Mrs. Brown owns 3 times as much as Mrs. Charles.
Mrs. Brown owns = 3x part of business.
Mrs. Applegate owns [tex]=\dfrac{3}{19}[/tex] of the business.
[tex]x+3x+\dfrac{3}{19}=1[/tex]
[tex]4x=1-\dfrac{3}{19}[/tex]
[tex]4x=\dfrac{19-3}{19}[/tex]
[tex]4x=\dfrac{16}{19}[/tex]
Divide both sides by 4.
[tex]x=\dfrac{16}{4\times 19}[/tex]
[tex]x=\dfrac{4}{19}[/tex]
Now,
Mrs. Brown owns [tex]=3\times x[/tex]
[tex]=3\times \dfrac{4}{19}[/tex]
[tex]=\dfrac{12}{19}[/tex]
Therefore, Mrs. Brown owns [tex]\dfrac{12}{19}[/tex] of the business.
