Question 137095: Please help me put this into proper form.
Word problem:
The will of an eccentric millionaire reads 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 $2,000,000 to my dog." What was the total amount of the estate? Thanks in advance for any help!
Answer by rajagopalan(174)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Before..............Reln......After..........Fraction Remaing
68250000........son......39000000........3/7
39000000....... wife......18000000.......6/13
18000000.......dautr.......6000000.........1/3
6000000........dog.....2000000........ 1/3
Like the eccentric millionnaire we have to do it in the reverese.
See the table. Read from the Last line.
Dog gets 2000000 & it is 1/3 of amount before dividing between daughter & dog.
So bfore the transaction the amt was 2000000*3=6000000.
To obtain amount "Before" mltiply the amount "After" by the invere of "Fraction Remaing"
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