document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=890725>Question 890725</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man left half  his property to his wife ,1/3 to his son and the remaining to his daughter .if the daughter share is  15000 pounds , how much did the man leave ? How much money did his  wife get ? Find the share of his son? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #539197 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=539197\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> he left 1/2 to his wife.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "he left 1/3 to his son.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/2 + 1/3 = 3/6 + 2/6 = 5/6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the the daughter gets the remaining 1/6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/6 of the pot is equal to 15000 pounds.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that means the pot has to be equal to 6 * 15000 = 90000 pounds.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the wife gets 1/2 so the wife gets 45000 pounds.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the son gets 1/3 so the son gets 30000 pounds.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the daughter gets 15000 pounds.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "add them up and they total 90000 pounds so the numbers look good.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "algebraically, let x equal the pot.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you get 1/6 * x = 15000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiply both sides of the equation by 6 and you get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 6 * 15000\r<BR>\n" );
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