document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=7663>Question 7663</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man dies and leaves half of his wealth to his wife.  He leaves 1/7 of his wealth to his son.  He leaves 2/3 of his wealth to his servant and $2,000 to his dog.  How much total wealth did the man have? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #4231 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=prince_abubu><B>prince_abubu(198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=prince_abubu><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=4231\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First of all, the fractions add up too much. 1/2 + 1/7 + 2/3 > 1. In other words, you can't divide your wealth so that the portions are of the size 1/2, 1/7, and 2/3 of the original. Actually, the wife's portion and the servants portion even exceed his wealth, since even 1/2 + 2/3 > 1. There would then be no more left-over for his son and his dog. You might need to check the problem again to get the right figures. </SPAN>\n" );
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