Three prizes are to be distributed in a quiz contest. The value of the second prize is five sixths the value of the first prize and the value of the third prize is four-fifths that of the second prize. If the total value of three prizes is Rs 1500, find the value of each prize.

Explanation

To solve the problem step-by-step, we will define the values of the prizes based on the information given.

### Step 1: Define the variables
Let the value of the first prize be \( x \).

### Step 2: Express the values of the second and third prizes
According to the problem:
- The value of the second prize is \( \frac{5}{6} \) of the first prize. Therefore, the value of the second prize is:
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