document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=511399>Question 511399</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mr Lee left his fortune to his 3 sons,4 daughters and his wife. Each son received twice as much as each daughter and his wife received $6000, which was a quarter of the money. how much did each son receive? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " Each son received twice as much as each daughter and his wife received $6000, which was a quarter of the money.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " how much did each son receive?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the total amt (A) using the wife's share<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".25A = 6000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply both sides by 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 4(6000)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = $24,000 total <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Children share: 24000 - 6000 = $18,000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"Each son received twice as much as each daughter \"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let x = each son's share<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".5x = each daughters share<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x + 4(.5x) = 18000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 2x = 18000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 18000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=18000%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"18000%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = $3600 for each son<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Confirm this by finding the total (each daughter: .5(3600) = 1800)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(3600) + 4(1800) + 6000 = <BR>\n" );
document.write( "10800 + 7200 + 6000 = 24000  </SPAN>\n" );
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