Question

A state of $490,000 is left to three siblings the eldest receives three times as much as the youngest the middle sibling receives $15,000 more than the youngest how much did each receive

Answer 1

Explanation:

Given

State worth is
`\$4,90,000`

Assume the youngest receives x

So, Eldest receives three times of youngest=3x

Middle receives
`\$15,000` more than the youngest=x+15000

Sum of their shares
`= 3x+x+15000+x=4,90,000`

`\Rightarrow \quad 5x+15000=4,90,000\\\Rightarrow \quad 5x=4,75,000\\\Rightarrow \quad x=\$ 95,000`

Eldest receives $2,85,000

Middle receives $1,10,000

Youngest receives $90,000