SOLUTION: A father divided the sum of 4 million to his four children so that the eldest received 2700,000 and the youngest received 100000 only, how much will the third child receive if the
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Question 1112261: A father divided the sum of 4 million to his four children so that the eldest received 2700,000 and the youngest received 100000 only, how much will the third child receive if the 4 million was shared in geometric progression
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a=100 K
ar
ar^2
ar^3=2700K
ar^3/a=27
r^3=27
r=3
ar=300K
ar^2=900K ANSWER (900,000)
100+300+900+2700=4000K
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