document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=5377>Question 5377</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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, an amount P32,000 to charity. Find the amount of the estate. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #2746 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Abbey><B>Abbey(339)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Abbey><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=2746\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Find a common denominator:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = the amount of the estate<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total estate = <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=amount left to wife (1/4 of the estate)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >=amount left to sons (2 sons at 1/5 of estate)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = amount left to daughter (1/8 of the estate)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so then we know that :<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F4+%2B+2x%2F5+%2B+x%2F8+%2B32%2C000+=+x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F4+%2B+2x%2F5+%2B+x%2F8+%2B32%2C000+=+x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find a common denominator and solve for x:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10x%2F40+%2B+16x%2F40+%2B+5x%2F40+%2B+32000+=+x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10x%2F40+%2B+16x%2F40+%2B+5x%2F40+%2B+32000+=+x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=31x%2F40+%2B+32000+=+x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"31x%2F40+%2B+32000+=+x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=32000=x-31x%2F40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"32000=x-31x%2F40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=32000+=+9x%2F40 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"32000+=+9x%2F40\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply both sides by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=40%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"40%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "142222=x\r<BR>\n" );
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