SOLUTION: Bernice stated in his last will and testament that one half of his estate would go to his wife, a third to his only son and the rest, an amount of 500,000.00 to his younger brothe
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Question 950286: Bernice stated in his last will and testament that one half of his estate would go to his wife, a third to his only son and the rest, an amount of 500,000.00 to his younger brother. How large was that estate? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Bernice stated in his last will and testament
that one half of his estate would go to his wife,
a third to his only son and the rest,
an amount of 500,000.00 to his younger brother.
How large was that estate?
:
let a = total amt of the estate
:
Total = wife + son + brother
a = a + a + 500000
multiply by 6 to clear denominators, results
6a = 3a + 2a + 300000
6a - 5a = 300000
a = $3,000,000 estate
