Question 1065013
Adding together what Alice and Tricia get,
it is {{{2/3+1/3=1}}} times what Scott gets,
so Scott gets half of the inheritance: {{{600000/2=300000}}} ,
Tricia gets {{{1/3}}} of that, or {{{300000/3=100000}}} ,
and Alice gets the remaining {{{600000-300000-100000=200000}}} .
 
USING A VARIABLE (to make it look like algebra class):
{{{x}}}= amount that Scott gets,
so
{{{(2/3)x}}}= amount that Alice gets, and
{{{(1/3)x}}}= amount that Tricia gets.
{{{x+(2/3)x+(1/3)x=600000}}}
{{{(1+(2/3)+(1/3))x=600000}}}
{{{(3/3+2/3+1/3)x=600000}}}
{{{(6/3)x=600000}}}
{{{2x=600000}}}
{{{x=600000/2}}}
{{{highlight(x=300000)}}}
{{{(2/3)x=(2/3)300000)}}}
{{{highlight((2/3)x=200000)}}}
{{{(1/3)x=(1/3)300000)}}}
{{{highlight((1/3)x=100000)}}}