SOLUTION: The will of an eccentric millionaire read as follows. “I leave 4/17 of my estate to my son, 7/13 of the remainder to my wife, 2/3 of this remainder to my daughter, and the remainin

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Question 1114541: The will of an eccentric millionaire read as follows. “I leave 4/17 of my estate to my son, 7/13 of the remainder to my wife, 2/3 of this remainder to my daughter, and the remaining $2 million to my dog.” What was the total amount of the estate?
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1.  Give  %284%2F17%29%2AEstate  to the son.               The remainder is  %2813%2F17%29%2AEstate.



2.  Give  7%2F13 of the remainder to the wife.     The remainder is  %286%2F13%29%2A%2813%2F17%29%2AEstate = %286%2F17%29%2AEstate.



3.  Give  2%2F3 of the remainder to the daughter.  The remainder is  %281%2F3%29%2A%286%2F17%29%2AEstate = %282%2F17%29%2AEstate.



4.  Next the condition says  %282%2F17%29%2AEstate = $2 millions.

    Hence,  Estate = $17 millions.

Solved.