Question

PLEASE ANSWER QUICKLY! MATH: mr. Sanford left half of hi fortune to April, his daughter. he left half of the remaining half to his Uncle Jed. He left half of the remaining half to charity. He left the remaining $30,000 to the local animal shelter. What was the total amount of Mr. Sanford’s fortune.

Answer 1

$240,000

Explanation:

Mr. Sanford's fortune is x

• He left 1/2x to daughter
• He left 1/2*1/2x = 1/4x to Uncle Jed
• He left 1/2*1/4x = 1/8x to charity
• He left the remaining $30,000 to the local animal shelter.

Then we got the equation:

• x = 1/2x + 1/4x + 1/8x + 30000
• x = 7/8x + 30000
• 1/8x = 30000
• x= 8*30000
• x= $240000

Mr. Sanford’s fortune was $240,000