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Generous Grandpa

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Puzzle ID:	#677
Fun:	(2.3)
Difficulty:	(1.32)
Category:	Math
Submitted By:	vikass

Grandpa was feeling generous, so he gave
$100 to his five grandchildren. Starting
with the youngest, each got $2.00 more than the next younger one. In other words, the youngest got one sum, the next got $2.00 more, and so on.

How much did the youngest grandchild get?

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Sane Feb 14, 2005	x + (x + 2) + (x + 4) + (x + 6) + (x + = 100 5x = 80 x = 16
Sane Feb 14, 2005	= 8 + )
stil Apr 23, 2006	or figure the middle child gets the same as if the money were just divided equally $20. younger gets $2 less. Youngest gets $4 less, i.e. $16.
Jimbo Apr 10, 2007	Nice solution Stil!

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