SOLUTION: A man give equal shares of one-fourth of his property to his daughter and son and the rest to his wife.His wife give one-third of her share to donation,one third of her share equal

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Question 1039611: A man give equal shares of one-fourth of his property to his daughter and son and the rest to his wife.His wife give one-third of her share to donation,one third of her share equals to 10000.Find the mans total value of his property,and the amount each person gets.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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If I read this right, the daughter and son each
get +1%2F4+, so together they get
+1%2F4+%2B+1%2F4+=+1%2F2+
That means the wife gets
+1+-+1%2F2+=+1%2F2+
She donates +1%2F3+ of that, or
+%281%2F3%29%2A%281%2F2%29+=++1%2F6+
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Let the total value of the property = +V+
+%281%2F6%29%2AV+=+10000+
+V+=+60000+
The value of his property is $60,000
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daughter gets
+%281%2F4%29%2A60000+=+15000+
$15,000
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Son also gets $15,000
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Wife gets
+%281%2F2%29%2A60000+=+30000+
$30,000