document.write( "Question 764042: A man died and left his estate of 125,000 to his wife, his daughter, and his son. If the wife receives twice as much as his son, and his daughter received $5,000 more than his son, how much did the man leave to his son? \n" ); document.write( "
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Son = x
\n" ); document.write( "Wife 2x
\n" ); document.write( "Daughter x + 5000
\n" ); document.write( "x + 2x +(x + 5000) = 125000
\n" ); document.write( " 4x + 5000 = 125000
\n" ); document.write( " 4x = 120000
\n" ); document.write( " x = 30000
\n" ); document.write( "Son received = $30,000
\n" ); document.write( "Wife received = $60,000
\n" ); document.write( "Daughter received = $35,000
\n" ); document.write( " Total = $125,000
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