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# A widow received 1/3 of her husband's estate, and each of he

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A widow received $$\frac{1}{3}$$ of her husband's estate, and each of her three sons received $$\frac{1}{3}$$ of the balance. If the widow and one of her sons received a total of $$120,000$$, what was the amount of the estate?

A) $180,000 B)$192,000
C) $216,000 D)$270,000
E) \$275,000
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Re: A widow received 1/3 of her husband's estate, and each of he [#permalink]  28 Mar 2018, 12:20
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I do not know if the answer are precise. However, we could reach the solution as well because the values are fairly apart and not tight.

Now, the widow had 1/3, and 3 sons 1/3 of the rest (balance). So, the widow had 1/3 and each son 1/3 divided by 3 or 2/9.

1/3 + 2/9 = roughly 0.55%.

120,000 = 0.55% of X

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