SOLUTION: In his will, a man's estate was divided according to a ratio of three parts for his wife and two parts for his son. If his estate amounted to $18,000, how much did each receive?

Question 693802: In his will, a man's estate was divided according to a ratio of three parts for his wife and two parts for his son. If his estate amounted to $18,000, how much did each receive?
Answer by ptaylor(2198) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A ratio of 3 parts to 2 parts means that of every 3+2=5 parts, wife get 3/5 and son gets 2/5, sooooo
(3/5)*$18,000= $10,800--amount wife gets
(2/5)*$18,000=$7200---amount son gets
CK
10800/7200=108/72=3/2
Hope this helps---ptaylor
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