two brothers together owned 1/3 of a small rice mill valued at 1,260.000. One brother owned 3/7 as much as the other. What is the value of each one's share

Answer 1

One bro. owned $X.
The other bro. owned $3x/7.

X + 3x/7 = 1,260,000.
Multiply both sides by 7 and solve for X.

Answer 2

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