SOLUTION: A mother left 20% of her estate to one son and 25% to another son. The remaining $55,000 she left to her daughter. Find the amount of the estate.

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Question 373978:

A mother left 20% of her estate to one son and 25% to another son. The remaining $55,000 she left to her daughter. Find the amount of the estate.

Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let X be the amount she left to the first son, Y the amount for the second son, T the total amount of the estate.
X%2BY%2B55000=T
X%2FT%2BY%2FT%2B55000%2FT=1
0.2%2B0.25%2B55000%2FT=1
55000%2FT=0.55
highlight%28T=100000%29