in his will,mr.moneybag left 25% of his estate to his wife and unevenly divided the balance between his son and daughter.if the son received $36,000 as his share,what was the total value of the estate?
2007-02-24 12:25:59 · 5 answers · asked by stefanie n 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
well if the remainder was UNevenly divided you cannot determine that.
However, if it was evenly divided here is how it goes:
they each would have 36,000 dollars.
that's 72,000...which is 75% of it all.
so divide it by 3 to see what 25% would be.
that comes to 23,000...
so then add it up.
$72,000 + 23,000 = $95,000
2007-02-24 12:31:39 · answer #1 · answered by desirooo58 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well, son got $36000. so daughter also got $36000 which means a total of $72000 is already spent.
Wife gets 25% ; so the rest 75% is for son and daughter.
now 75% is 72000. So total, i.e. 100% is $96000 . Don't forget to ask me if you need further assitance ;-)
2007-02-24 20:35:52 · answer #2 · answered by The madman who makes people fly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can unevenly divide 75% an infinite number of ways. You need more information
2007-02-24 20:29:42 · answer #3 · answered by Modus Operandi 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can do this but......
let me tell you use the operation ratio and proportion formula..yu know........
100%=x
25%=$36
then cross multiply
2007-02-24 20:41:27 · answer #4 · answered by Keith M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can not fit because we don't have enough info.
2007-02-24 20:42:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋