SOLUTION: Here's my problem: Mrs. Harrington left 1/4 of her savings to her church and 1/6 to her niece. If Mrs. Harrington gave away a combined $50,000 to her church and niece, what was h

Question 1045216: Here's my problem:
Mrs. Harrington left 1/4 of her savings to her church and 1/6 to her niece. If Mrs. Harrington gave away a combined $50,000 to her church and niece, what was her total savings?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
She left (1/4)+(1/6) of her savings, and that sum is 5/12, using a common denominator of 12 to add the two.
(5/12) of her savings were $50,000
Multiply that by (12/5) and her whole savings were $50,000*(12/5)=$120,000
Check
1/4 of it is $30,000
1/6 of it is $20,000
That sums to $50,000
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