After Mr. Stingy died, his lawyer read the will to his family. He left half of his estate to his wife and $50,000 to his son. The remaining fortune was to be split in this way: half of what remained went to his caddy, half of what remained after that was set aside for the care of his pet iguana, and the remaining $8,000 went to his favorite charity. What was the value of Mr. Stingy's estate?
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I kno the answer is 124,000 [i think]
but can anyone tell me the steps to solve it, or how they solved the problem.
and if its not too much, what are the variables?
2007-12-09 09:54:52 · 11 answers · asked by BahamaBabi 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
yes
2007-12-09 09:57:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can choose the varuiable how you like. The most natural way is to say x:= total estate.
Another easy solution is to say x:= value left to iguana (it will be easy to solve but you will get the equations from bottom to top)
Solution saying x:= total estate.
"He left half of his estate to his wife and $50,000 to his son."
-> remaining fortune = x/2-50,000 (if you like, you can use a variable for that, but it is not necessary)
"The remaining fortune was to be split in this way: half of what remained went to his caddy",
-> remaining fortune =(x/2-50000)/2
"half of what remained after that was set aside for the care of his pet iguana"
-> remaining fortune =((x/2-50000)/2)/2
"and the remaining $8,000 ..blabla,,"
((x/2-50000)/2)/2=8000
x/2-50000=32000
x/2=82000
x=164000
2007-12-09 10:14:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The iquana gets 1/2, and the remaining is 8000, so the iquana gets 8000. 16,000 total
then 16,000 was the other half of the money for the caddy, which must have gotten 16,000. 32,000 total
50,000 for the sun, so 82,000 total - which was the 1/2 the wife didn't get. So the wife got 82,000
So the total is 164,000.
2007-12-09 10:01:06 · answer #3 · answered by JW 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know. But I do know that he had more then $124,000.
You see, if he left half of his whole estate to his wife that leaves $52,000. He gave $50k to his son, leaving $2k. Now if half of that went to the iguana, that leaves $1k. Half of that is $500. Now how the heck is he going to give $8k to the charity. Impossible!
Good luck solving this.
* 'k' means thousand.*
Idk if 'JW' is right either.
2007-12-09 10:02:15 · answer #4 · answered by Respect Is What It Is 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mr Stingy's lawyer called and told me not to do your math homework. Besides, the lawyer said I would be sued if I gave the answers away.
2007-12-09 09:58:31 · answer #5 · answered by Mike 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
estate = x
remaining = y
q = caddy's $
p = remainder for pet
y=x- 1/2x - 50000
y=1/2x - 50000 <-- simplified REMAINING $
q=1/2 (1/2x - 50000)
q=1/4x - 25000 <-- simplified CADDY'S $
p=1/8x - 12500 <-- simplified IGUANA'S $
Plug in the charity's 8000 to the iguana's $
1/8x - 12500 = 8000
1/8x = 20500
x = 164000
The estate is worth 164000
That's what i got ^-^.
EDIT: DAMNIT JW YOU BEAT ME! But you or I did it backwards.
2007-12-09 10:08:36 · answer #6 · answered by Sticky 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no way to figure this out because you do not know what the value of the house actually is. This is a trick question
2007-12-09 09:59:12 · answer #7 · answered by Jordan T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im not sure, but try checking your work using a formula
2007-12-09 09:58:02 · answer #8 · answered by fedfanforever 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u have to add divide and multiply alot
2007-12-09 09:58:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
omg tht's hard.... idk.....y don't u ask ur math teacher or sum1 who is really good at math
2007-12-09 09:59:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋