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From: An estate is to be distributed among a wife, three children, and two grandchildren. The??children will each receive three times as much as each grandchild, and the wife will??receive four times as much as each child. If the estate amounts to $115,000, how much??will each person receive?
Source:ISBN: 0538481250 | Title: Contemporary Mathematics for Business and Consumers | Publisher: South-Western College Pub

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w,3c,2g c=3g,w=4c w+3c+2g=11500 ==>12g+9g+2g=11500 ==>g=500 ==>c=1500 ==>w=6000

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