document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=260124>Question 260124</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> an inheritance of $900,000 is to be divided among Scott, Alicia, Tricia in the following manner: Alice is to recieve 3/4 of what scott gets and Tricia gets 1/2 of what scott gets. How much does each recieve? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's  set it up so x will represent scott's money. Alice get 3/4(x) and Tricia gets 1/2(x).  So the equation will be:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+1/2(x)+3/4(x)=900,000 Combine like terms will result in:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 1/4(x)=900,000 Let's convert the fraction so it's 2.25 and divide each side by it to give us:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=400,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There we go--Scot gets 400,000 dollars<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tricia gets 200,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Alice gets 300,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This should all add up to the total. Right?<BR>\n" );
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