SOLUTION: Mary left her estate worth $132,000 to three relatives. Her brother received 3 times as much as the cousin, and her daughter received 7 times as much as the cousin. How much did
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Question 288760: Mary left her estate worth $132,000 to three relatives. Her brother received 3 times as much as the cousin, and her daughter received 7 times as much as the cousin. How much did each relative receive? Answer by Deina(147) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The cousin received C dollars.
Brother received 3C dollars and the
daughter received 7C dollars. So:
C + 3C + 7C = 132000
Now, combine like terms:
C + 3C = 4C; 4C + 7C = 11C
11C = 132,000
