document.write( "Question 65931: Mrs.Wealthy had an unusual will. she left one-third of her fortune for the care of her cat, Whiskers. She left one-fourth of the remaining money for the care of her dog, slobber. she left one-half of the money that was left forthe care of her bird, feathers. Two-thirds of the remanining money went to her daughter Wendy. The rest of her money, $8 million, was given to charity. How much did Mrs. Wealthy give away in her will? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #46699 by checkley71(8403)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! (x*2/3)*3/4*1/2*1/3)=8,000,000 \n" ); document.write( "(2x*3*1*1)/72=8,000,000 \n" ); document.write( "6x/72=8,000,000 \n" ); document.write( "6x=576,000,000 \n" ); document.write( "x=576,000,000/6 \n" ); document.write( "x=96,000,000 is the total amount of the fortune. \n" ); document.write( " |