SOLUTION: An inheritance of $300,000 is to be divided between a son and the local heart fund in the ratio of 3 to 1. How much money will the son receive?
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Question 276302: An inheritance of $300,000 is to be divided between a son and the local heart fund in the ratio of 3 to 1. How much money will the son receive? Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! An inheritance of $300,000 is to be divided between a son and the local heart fund in the ratio of 3 to 1. How much money will the son receive?
The ratio is 3:1 meaning the the total number of parts the money has to be made is four.
Son's share = 3/4 * 3000000 = $2250000
The heart fund gets the balance $750000
