Question

An inheritance of R72000 is shared among 3 beneficiaries, Banele, Anele and Cele in the ratio of 1:3:4 respectively. The inheritance for Anele, Banele and Cele will be what?
mathhelper
split the inheritance up into x, 3x, and 4x
then x + 3x + 4x = 72000
x = .....

then find x, 3x, and 4x