16. A New Partner. Two partners, Smag and Williamson, decided to take on a third partner, Mr. Rogers. Smag invested $1 \frac{1}{2}$ times more capital than Williamson. Rogers must contribute 2500 dollars, which should be divided between the two other partners so that the shares of all three partners become equal after this. How should the amount contributed by Rogers be divided?
16. The $2500 that Rogers contributed to the business clearly constitutes a third of the total capital, which, therefore, before his entry, amounted to $7500. Consequently, Smaga's share was $4500 (1.5 times more than Williamson's share), and Williamson's share was $3000. Since their shares should become equal, Smaga will receive $2000 from Rogers' contribution, and Williamson will receive $500.