SOLUTION: A man left one fourth of his estate to his wife,
One-fifth to each of his two sons, one-eighth to his daughter and the remainder of 32,000 to charity. Find the amount of the esta
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Question 913238: A man left one fourth of his estate to his wife,
One-fifth to each of his two sons, one-eighth to his daughter and the remainder of 32,000 to charity. Find the amount of the estate.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x-x/4-2x/5-x/8-32000=0
x-10x/40-16x/40-5x/40-32000=0
x-31x/40-32000=0
9x/40=32000
9x=128000
x=142220.
x/4=35555
x/5=28444
x/5=28444
x/8=17777.50
32000 for charity
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