17.) In his will, Mr. Adams left 25% of his estate to his wife and unevenly divided the balance between his son and his daughter. If the son received $36,000 as his share, what was the total value of the estate?
2007-06-10 06:51:58 · 7 answers · asked by Lee H 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
I'm afraid that your question requires clairvoyance in order to answer it. If, as you wrote, the balance were UNEVENLY divided between the son and the daughter, there would be NO way of finding out the total value of the estate. The UNKNOWN division between son and daughter would determine the answer.
So let's work out the only definite answer possible, assuming a MISPRINT in your question. If the balance were divided EVENLY between son and daughter, 75% of the estate would be $72,000, so that the entire estate would be 4/3 x $72,000 = $96,000. That would mean that the poor wife only received $24,000, which would be on the stingy side.
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2007-06-10 06:57:43 · answer #1 · answered by Dr Spock 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Over $48,000. Beyond that, since the division of the 75% remainder was uneven, it is impossible to know with precision. But the estate must have been more than $48,000.
If it had been evenly divided between the two children and the son received $36,000, the estate would have been $96,000.
2007-06-10 14:00:05 · answer #2 · answered by jcsuperstar714 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As given, the question has no definite answer. You wrote unevenly divided. So, what is the division ratio? 2:1? 3:2?
The problem has a clear solution if the balance is evenly divided.
2007-06-10 13:56:43 · answer #3 · answered by Swamy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If its done unevenly you dont know what percentage the son got. You need to know another percentage so you can assess the value of the total estate. If its evenly divided you get:
36000 * 2=72000
72000/0.75=96000
The total estate is $96,000.00 if he divided the remainder estate evenly between his son and daughter.
2007-06-10 13:57:50 · answer #4 · answered by Cool Nerd At Your Service 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is an infinite number of answers.
Example Will was 100,000
wife got 25% = 25,000
son got 36,000
daughter got 39,000
son + daughter = 75000 = 75% and amounts are unequal
You can do same with other will amounts such as 200,000.
2007-06-10 14:14:56 · answer #5 · answered by ironduke8159 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not enough information provided to determine a definite answer. We would need to know the how much $$ the daughter or wife received.
P.S. Do your own homework math boy.
2007-06-10 14:05:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The data in this case is insufficient.
2007-06-10 17:04:53 · answer #7 · answered by Sami... 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋