Answer:
Q1:
Share of the daughter (x):
2x + x + x + $1,000 = $9,000
4x = $8,000
x = $2,000
Share of the wife:
= 2($2,000)
= $4,000
Share of the son:
= $2,000 + $1,000
= $3,000
Answer: wife, $4,000; son, $3,000; daughter, $2,000
Q2:
= 1/2x + $1,000
Answer: 1/2x + $1,000: expression for share of the son
Proof (the wife shares $4,000):
Share of wife (x):
x + 1/2x + 1/2x + $1,000 = $9,000
2x = $8,000
x = $4,000
Step-by-step explanation:
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