Mrs. Spring left half of her estate to her son Sam. She left half of the remaining half to her cousin Fred. She left half of the

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remaining half to her nephew Bill. She left the remaining
$25, 000 for the care of her cat Chester.

What was the total amount of Mrs. Spring estate?

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FinnZ [79.3K] · Answer 1 · 2024-06-04T15:15:24+03:00

The total amount of Mrs. Spring's estate is $200,000

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A fraction is written in the form of a numerator and a denominator where the denominator is greater than the numerator.

Example: 1/2, 1/3 is a fraction.

We have,

Let the total estate = 100x

Share left with Sam = 50x

Remaining share = 50x

Now,

Share left with cousin Fred = 1/2 of 50x = 25x

Remaining share = 25x

Share left with nephew Bill = 1/2 x (25x) = 12.5x

Remaining share = 12.5x

Share left with the care of the cat Chester = 12.5x

12.5x = $25,000

Now,

12.5x = $25,000

Multiply with 100/12.5 on both sides.

100/12.5 x 12.5x = 100/12.5 x $25,000

100x = $200,000

Thus,

The total amount of Mrs. Spring's estate is $200,000

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