SOLUTION: When Mr. Worth died, he left an estate worth $325,000. His will specified that 35% of his estate should be divided equally among his 5 children, and 3/5 of his estate should be div

Question 945476: When Mr. Worth died, he left an estate worth $325,000. His will specified that 35% of his estate should be divided equally among his 5 children, and 3/5 of his estate should be divided equally among his 12 grandchildren. The remainder was to be divided equally among his 8 great-grandchildren. Find how much more, in dollars, one of his grandchildren will receive than one of his great-grandchildren. Express your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest hundredth. Thanks for your help.
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Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
35% to the 5 children
3/5 or 60% to the 12 grandchildren
100-35-60=5% to the 8 great-grandchildren.
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So the grandchildren receive,

Since there are 12 of them, each grandchild receives,

and the great-grandchildren receive,

Since there are 8 of them, each great-grandchild receives,

So the difference is

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

When Mr. Worth died, he left an estate worth $325,000. His will specified that 35% of his estate should be divided equally among his 5 children, and 3/5 of his estate should be divided equally among his 12 grandchildren. The remainder was to be divided equally among his 8 great-grandchildren. Find how much more, in dollars, one of his grandchildren will receive than one of his great-grandchildren. Express your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest hundredth. Thanks for your help.

Difference between each grandchild's and each great-grandchild's bequests:
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