Number summand ratio

Divide the number 6 into three summands x, y, z so that x: y = 4:3, y: z = 1:2.

Final Answer:

x =  1.8462
y =  1.3846
z =  2.7692

Step-by-step explanation:

x+y+z=6 x=4/3 y y=1/2 z  x+y+z=6 3x4y=0 2yz=0  Pivot:Row1Row2  Row231 Row1Row2 2.333y+z=6  Row32.333333332 Row2Row3 1.857z=5.143  z=1.857142865.14285714=2.76923077 y=2.333333336z=2.3333333362.76923077=1.38461538 x=30+4y=30+4 1.38461538=1.84615385  x=13241.846154 y=13181.384615 z=13362.769231



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