SOLUTION: I am in college algebra. My problem is: Uncle Albert's estate is to be divided among his three nephews. The will specifies that Daniel receive 1/2 of the amount that Brian rece

Question 640210: I am in college algebra. My problem is:
Uncle Albert's estate is to be divided among his three nephews. The will specifies that Daniel receive 1/2 of the amount that Brian receives and that Raymond receive $1000.00 less than 1/3 of the amount that Brian receives. If the estate amounts to $25,400, then how much does each inherit?
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I am in college algebra. My problem is:
Uncle Albert's estate is to be divided among his three nephews. The will specifies that Daniel receive 1/2 of the amount that Brian receives and that Raymond receive $1000.00 less than 1/3 of the amount that Brian receives. If the estate amounts to $25,400, then how much does each inherit?

Let amount that Brian should receive be B
Then Daniel should receive �B
Raymond should get: , or

We now have:
6B + 3B + 2B � 6,000 = 152,400 ------ Multiplying by LCD, 6
11B = 152,400 + 6,000
11B = 158,400

B, or amount Brian inherits = , or $
Daniel inherits: �(14,400), or $
Raymond inherits: , or 4,800 � 1,000, or $

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