SOLUTION: The will of the late Orlando Terranova stated that his brother Felipe would receive one-third the value of the estate, his sister Anna one-fourth the estate, his wife Anita two-fif

Question 98346: The will of the late Orlando Terranova stated that his brother Felipe would receive one-third the value of the estate, his sister Anna one-fourth the estate, his wife Anita two-fifths of the estate, and his son Jason the remaining $15,000. How much money did each recipient get?

Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x/3+x/4+2x/5+15,000=x
20x/60+15x/60+2*12x/60+15000=x
(20x+15x+24x)/60+15000=x
59x/60+15000=x
59/60-x=-15000
-x/60=-15000 now cross multiply
-x=-15000*60
x=$900,000 is the value of the estate.
proof
900,000/3+900,000/4+2*900,000/5+15,000=900,000
300,000+225,000+360,000+15,000=900,000
900,000=900,000

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