The total amount is $ 780
Solution:
Let the total amount be "x"
Given that,
First person gets $ 268
Second person gets $ 200
Third person gets 40 %
This means, third person gets 40 % of total amount
Third person = 40 % of x
[tex]Third\ person = 40 \% \times x\\\\Third\ person = \frac{40}{100} \times x\\\\Third\ person = 0.4x[/tex]
We know that, total amount is equal to sum of amount got by all three persons
Total amount = first person + second person + third perosn
[tex]x = 268 + 200+ 0.4x\\\\x - 0.4x = 268 + 200\\\\0.6x = 468\\\\x = \frac{468}{0.6}\\\\x = 780[/tex]
Thus the total amount is $ 780
