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document.write( "Uncle Albert's estate is to be divided among his three nephews. The will specifies that Daniel receive 1/2 of the amount that Brian receives and that Raymond receive $1000.00 less than 1/3 of the amount that Brian receives. If the estate amounts to $25,400, then how much does each inherit?     </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I am in college algebra.  My problem is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Uncle Albert's estate is to be divided among his three nephews. The will specifies that Daniel receive 1/2 of the amount that Brian receives and that Raymond receive $1000.00 less than 1/3 of the amount that Brian receives. If the estate amounts to $25,400, then how much does each inherit? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let amount that Brian should receive be B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then Daniel should receive ˝B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Raymond should get: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F3%29B+-+1000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F3%29B+-+1000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28B%2F3%29+-+1000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28B%2F3%29+-+1000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We now have: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=B+%2B+%281%2F2%29B+%2B+%28B%2F3%29+-+1000+=+25400 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"B+%2B+%281%2F2%29B+%2B+%28B%2F3%29+-+1000+=+25400\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "6B + 3B + 2B – 6,000 = 152,400 ------ Multiplying by LCD, 6 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "11B = 152,400 + 6,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11B = 158,400\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B, or amount Brian inherits = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=158400%2F11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"158400%2F11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or $<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2814400%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2814400%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Daniel inherits: ˝(14,400), or $<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%287200%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%287200%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Raymond inherits:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2814400%2F3%29+-+1000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2814400%2F3%29+-+1000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or 4,800 – 1,000, or $<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%283800%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%283800%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can do the check, I’m sure!!\r<BR>\n" );
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