SOLUTION: An estate is divided among five people. The first person received one-eighth of the estate. The next two people each received one-fifth of the estate. The fourth person received on
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Question 1138729: An estate is divided among five people. The first person received one-eighth of the estate. The next two people each received one-fifth of the estate. The fourth person received one-tenth of the estate. What fractional part of the estate did the last person receive?
Answer by ikleyn(52817) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The answer is this expression
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Write it with a common denominator and calculate.
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