document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1195306>Question 1195306</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jones dies and leaves £6874. He directs that the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "money be divided among wife and 3 kids,so that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "his wife receives 4 times as much as each child<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Children are to get equal share.How much does<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is left to the wife? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x = amount each child gets (in pounds)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = amount the wife gets\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The 3 kids get x pounds each, so far that is x+x+x = 3x pounds. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Add on the wife's share to get 3x+4x = 7x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This total is set equal to £6874 and we solve for x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide both sides by 7 to undo the \"7 times\" applied to x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7x =  6874<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x/7 =  6874/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x =  982\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Each child gets £982<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The wife gets 4x = 4*982 = 3928 pounds\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "child1+child2+child3+wife = 982+982+982+3928 = 6874<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: <font color=red>£3928</font><BR>\n" );
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