SOLUTION: A mother wants to give land to her three children. She gives 1/2 of the land to the oldest child, 1/3 to the second child and 1/9 of the land to the youngest child. She keeps one a

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: A mother wants to give land to her three children. She gives 1/2 of the land to the oldest child, 1/3 to the second child and 1/9 of the land to the youngest child. She keeps one acre for herself. How many acres of land does each child get? This question is from textbook

Found 3 solutions by Mathtut, stanbon, josmiceli:
Answer by Mathtut(3670)   (Show Source):
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lets call x the amount of land
:
(1/2)x+(1/3)x+(1/9)x+1=x
:
(9/18)x+(6/18)x+(2/18)x+1=x
:
(17/18)x+1=x
:
(1/18)x=1
:
acres

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
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Let "x" be the total acrege.
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Equation:
acres - acres = acres
x -[(1/2)+(1/3)+(1/9)]x = 1
x -[(9+6+2)/18]x = 1
x - (17/18)x = 1
(1/18)x = 1
x = 18 acres
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Cheers,
Stan H.

Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source):
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Let = the total acres of land

Multiply both sides by

The oldest child gets acres
The 2nd child gets acres
The youngest gets acres

There is acre left for the Mother