document.write( "Question 1055501: Three children were left an inheritance of which the eldest received 2/3 , the second 1/5 , and the third the rest, which was $20,000 . How much did each receive? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "Three children were left an inheritance of which the eldest received 2/3 , the second 1/5 , and the third the rest,
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document.write( "\"x+-+%282%2F3%29x+-+%281%2F5%29x\" = 20000.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for x.\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"x%2F3+-+x%2F5\" = 20000,\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%285x%29%2F15-%283x%29%2F15\" = 20000,\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"%282x%29%2F15\" = 20000,\r\n" );
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document.write( "x = \"%2820000%2A15%29%2F2\" = 150000.\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "Comment from student: how could i calculate the value of each person by plugging it in the first equation?
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "First read the condition.
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