SOLUTION: A man left one-fourth of his estate to his wife, one-fifth to each of his two sons, one-eighth to his daughter and the remainder, an amount P32,000 to charity. Find the amount of t
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Question 5377: A man left one-fourth of his estate to his wife, one-fifth to each of his two sons, one-eighth to his daughter and the remainder, an amount P32,000 to charity. Find the amount of the estate. Answer by Abbey(339) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Find a common denominator:
Let x = the amount of the estate
The total estate = =amount left to wife (1/4 of the estate) =amount left to sons (2 sons at 1/5 of estate) = amount left to daughter (1/8 of the estate)
so then we know that :
Find a common denominator and solve for x:
Multiply both sides by
142222=x
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