SOLUTION: A mother left 20% of her estate to one son and 25% to another son. The remaining $55,000 she left to her daughter. Find the amount of the estate.

Question 373978:

A mother left 20% of her estate to one son and 25% to another son. The remaining $55,000 she left to her daughter. Find the amount of the estate.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let X be the amount she left to the first son, Y the amount for the second son, T the total amount of the estate.

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