document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1200199>Question 1200199</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a man left an estate valued at $84000 to be divided so that his wife received 3 times as much as each son. if there were 4 sons, how much did each person receieved? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " if there were 4 sons, how much did each person receive? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x = amt each son receives<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"wife received 3 time as much as each son\": therefore<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = amt received by the wife<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + x + x + x + x = 84000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x = 84000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 84000/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 12000 received by each son<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(12000) = 36000 received by the wife<BR>\n" );
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