Homework Help: Algerbra

Posted by jaimie on Sunday, July 11, 2010 at 6:00pm.

A man’s will left $75,000 to his wife, son and daughter in such a way that his son’s share was 3 times the daughter’s share, while the wife received as much as the son and daughter together. How much did each receive?

Algerbra - Reiny, Sunday, July 11, 2010 at 6:03pm
daughter's share --- x
son's share ---- 3x
wife's share --- 3x + x or 4x

x + 3x + 4x = 75000

easy to solve for x ....
Algerbra - AHSAN, Friday, May 13, 2011 at 10:24pm
2+2

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