document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=993486>Question 993486</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I.M. Rich, distributes his fortune as follows and in this order:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "- The first $5 million goes to my best friend, Sam, my dog;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "- Half the remainder goes to my high school teacher;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "- Then, I give $50 million to build a new hospital in town;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "- Of the remaining amount, 50% goes to my wife, 40% to my daughter, 9% to my lawyer, and 1% to my lazy son.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "All the son gets is $10,000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How much was I.M. Rich's fortune? Justify your answer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How much did each person receive? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Start with the remaining amount at the end:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The son's 1% of the remaining amount was $10,000,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so the remaining amount was $10000/0.01=$1,000,000.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plus what was given to the hospital is $51,000,000.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is the other \"half the remainder\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The first half went to the teacher, so both halves<BR>\n" );
document.write( "were $102,000,000.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add back the $5,000,000 to Sam, the total fortune was $107,000,000  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "From the beginning:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$107,000,000.....-$5,000,000 to Sam leaves<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$102,000,000.....-$51,000,000 to teacher leaves<BR>\n" );
document.write( "_$51,000,000.....-$50,000,000 for hospital leaves<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".._$1,000,000.....-$500,000 wife's 50% leaves<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___$500,000.....-$400,000 daughter's 40% leaves<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___$100,000.....-$90,000 lawyer's 9% leaves<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..___$10,000.....Lazy son's share=$10,000 </SPAN>\n" );
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