document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1385>Question 1385</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Could you please help me with this?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A father leaves all of his money to his children when he dies. Child A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "received 1/6 of the money. Child B receives 1/7 of the money. Child C receives<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$23,490.00. How much money did Child A receive? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #419 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=usyim88hk><B>usyim88hk(158)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=usyim88hk><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=419\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Frist we have to know the percentage of the money Child C gets<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So it will be 1-(1/6)-(1/7) becuase child A and child B gets theirs and so the percentage left is for Child C<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1-(1/6)-(1/7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=(42/42)-(7/42)-(6/42)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=(42-7-6)/42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=(29/42)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So this is the percentage of the money Child C gets<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and now we can divide 23490 by (42/29) to get the original amount of money that their dads left<BR>\n" );
document.write( "23490/(42/29) = 34020<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And we know that Child A recieved 1/6 of the money so now we can multiply 34020 by 1/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "34020/6 = 5670<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the total amount of money Child A recieved is $5670 </SPAN>\n" );
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