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?

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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?

Reiny · Answer

daughter's share --- x son's share ---- 3x wife's share --- 3x + x or 4x x + 3x + 4x = 75000 easy to solve for x ....

AHSAN · Answer

2+2

Anonymous · Answer

a man distributed his proprty worth of 80000among his wife, 4 sonsabd 2 daughters, wife get 1/4, sons get double of what daughter get