Question 363835: Nancy gave 1/4 of her property to a social organization, 1/15 to each of 3 religious trusts, and 1/4 to each of her two sons. The remaining property valued at $13,000 was donated for construction of a school building. What was the total value of her property?
Answer by amoresroy(361)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x = total value of property
x [1 - 1/4 - 3(1/15) - 2(1/4)] = 13,000
x(1-1/4-3/15-2/4) = 13,000
(1-1/4-1/5-1/2)x = 13,000
Multiply both sides by 20
(20-5-4-10) x = 13,000 * 20
x = 260,000
The total value of her property was $260,000
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