SOLUTION: this is my problem of the week. a wealthy man died and left an estate of $975,240 to be divided among 5 friends, 4 charities and his university. His will directed that each frie

Question 54035: this is my problem of the week.
a wealthy man died and left an estate of $975,240 to be divided among 5 friends, 4 charities and his university. His will directed that each friend should recieve 3 times as much as all the charities combined and that each charity should receive twice as much as the university. How much did they each recieve?
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a wealthy man died and left an estate of $975,240 to be divided among 5 friends, 4 charities and his university. His will directed that each friend should recieve 3 times as much as all the charities combined and that each charity should receive twice as much as the university. How much did they each recieve?
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Let the university receive "x".
4 charities will each receive "2x" or a total of "8x"
5 friends will each receive 3(8x) or a total of 120x
EQUATION:
x+8x+120x= 975,240
129x= 975,240
x=$7560 (amount the university gets)
2x=$15120 (amount each charity will receive)
3(8x)=24x=$181,440 (amount each friend will receive)
Cheers,
Stan H.
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