document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=267925>Question 267925</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man left an estate of 64,000 to three children. the eldest child received 3 times as much as the youngest. the middle child received 14,000 more than the youngest. how much did each child received? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Given, the eldest child received 3 times as much as the youngest.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the amount received by the eldest = 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Next, the middle child received 14,000 more than the youngest.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the amount received by the middle = x+14000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total amount is x+3x+x+14000 = 64000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                5x = 64000-14000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                5x = 50000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                x = 50000/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                x = 10000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So,the youngest son receive an amount 10000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the amount received by the middle = x+14000 = 10000+14000 = 24000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the amount received by the eldest = 3x = 30000\r<BR>\n" );
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