document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=447073>Question 447073</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Upon his death Mr. Money Bags left 1/2 of his eastate to his wife, 1/8 to each of his two children, 1/10 to each of his two grandchildren and $10,000 to his favorite charity. What was the value of his eastate? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " of his two children, 1/10 to each of his two grandchildren and $10,000 to his favorite charity.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " What was the value of his estate?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = the value of his estate<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%2F10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%2F10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x = 10000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Reduce fractions<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >x = 10000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by 20 to get rid of those annoying fractions<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20x - 10x - 5x - 4x = 20(10000)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20x - 19x = 200000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = $200,000  </SPAN>\n" );
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