document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=6959>Question 6959</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> MR MARSH LEFT AN ESTATE AMOUNTING TO 24,000. ACCORDING TO HIS WILL ,10% WAS TO BE GIVEN TO A COLLEGE, 15% TO A CHURCH AND THE REMAINDER WAS TO BE DIVIDED EQUALLY AMOUNG 3 NEICES. HOW MUCH MONE DID EACH NIECE RECEIVE?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "DO YOU MULTIPLY BOTH PERCENTS BY 24,000 FIRST? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #3824 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><B>longjonsilver(2297)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=longjonsilver><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=longjonsilver><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=3824\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> so 25% went to non-nieces...nieces got 75%. There were 3 of them, so each got 25%.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "25% of 24000 means (25/100)*24000 --> 6000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "jon. </SPAN>\n" );
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