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Mr. J's Estate

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February 15, 2009
ratio

Problem Statement

Mr. J left his entire estate to his wife, his daughter, his son, and the cook. His daughter and son got half the estate, sharing in the ratio of 4 4 to 3 3. His wife got twice as much as the son. If the cook received a bequest of $500 \$500, then the entire estate was: <spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> $3500<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> $5500<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> $6500<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> $7000<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> $7500 <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ \$3500 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ \$5500 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ \$6500 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ \$7000 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ \$7500