document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1093769>Question 1093769</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In his will, a man left his older son $5,000 more than twice as much as he left his younger son. If the estate is worth $700,000, how much did the younger son get? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #708558 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=708558\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if you let x represent what he left the younger son, then:\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "2x + 5000 represents what he left the older son.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "the sum must be equal to 700,000, so x + 2x + 5000 = 700,000.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "combine like terms and subtract 5000 from both sides of this equation to get:\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "3x = 695,000.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "solve for x to get x = 695,000 / 3.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "the oldest son gets 2 times that plus 5000, so the oldest son gets 2 * 695,000 / 3 + 5000.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "put everything under a common denominator and the oldest son gets (2 * 695000 + 15000) / 3 which results in 1,405,000 / 3.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "digitize both results and the youngest son gets 231,666.666... and the oldest son gets 468,333.333....\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "round your answer to the nearest penny and the youngest son gets 231,666.67 and the oldest son gets 468,333.33.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "your solution is the younger son gets 231,666.67 rounded to the nearest penny.\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );