+11912 a man left one third of his property for his spn , one fourth for daughter and the remaining money 20,000 for wife ? how much money did the man leave ?
+33615 Let the total money be x
Son gets x/3, daughter gets x/4, so amount left for wife is x - x/3 - x/4 = 12x/12 - 4x/12 - 3x/12 = 5x/12
This must equal 20000. 5x/12 = 20000
Multiply both sides by 12/5 to get
x = 20000*12/5 = 4000*12 = 48000
+128408 Let's try it this way, rosala....
Call the total amount of money "x"
Then the son gets (1/3)x, the daughter gets (1/4)x, and the wife gets $20000
And the total of those three things must be the total amount.....so......
(1/3)x + (1/4)x + 20000 = x Simplifying
(7/12)x + 20000 = x Subtract (7/12)x from both sides
20000 = (5/12)x Multiply by (12/5) on both sides
20000 (12/5) = x The 20000 and the 5 "cancel" to 4000
4000(12) = $48000
And that's the answer.........
