document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=4084>Question 4084</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Upon his death, Mr. Haller left one-half of his estate to his wife, one-ninth of his estate to each of his three children, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "one-twenty-fourth of his estate to each of his three grandchildren, and the remaining $18,000 to his favorite charity. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "What was the value of his estate?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You have...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/9 &#8729; 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/24 &#8729; 3 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 is nothing other than 3/1, so you have...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/9 &#8729; 3/1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/24  &#8729; 3/1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step # 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiplying the given fractions:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/9 &#8729; 3/1 = 3/9 (rule for multiplication: numerator &#8729; numerator, denominator &#8729; denominator)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/24  &#8729; 3/1 = 3/24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Finding a common denominator:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You need to add these fractions together later on. In order to add  fractions together, all of them must have the same denominator. The least common denominator for those 3 fractions is 72...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/2  &#8729; 36/36 = 36/72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/9  &#8729; 8/8 = 24/72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3/24  &#8729; 3/3 = 9/72\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step # 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Adding fractions together:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now as all 3 fractions have the same denominator, you can add them together...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "36/72 + 24/72 + 9/72 = 69/72 (rule for addition: numerator + numerator, denominator stays unchanged)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Finding the difference between 69/72 and “the whole” (72/72):\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "69/72 = the amount Mr. Haller gave to his wife, children and grand children <BR>\n" );
document.write( "72/72 = the whole amount his estate is worth<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the difference between 69/72 and 72/72 = the remaining $ 18,000 he gave to his favorite charity\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In order to find the difference you subtract 69/72 from 72/72...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "72/72 – 69/72 = 3/72 (rule for subtraction: numerator – numerator, denominator stays unchanged)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3/72 = the remaining $ 18,000 he gave to his favorite charity\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Dividing 69 (from 69/72) by 3 (from 3/72):\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "69 : 3 = 23\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiplying 18,000 by 23 in order to find the amount of “the whole” (72/72):\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18,000 &#8729; 23 = 414,000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: The value of his estate was $ 414,000. (72/72 = 414,000)<BR>\n" );
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