a man left 1/2 of his money to his wife, 1/6 to his daughter, and remainder on amount of 15,000 to his son. how much money did he leave?

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anonymous · Answer

assume it to be x

anonymous · Answer

the money he leave?

anonymous · Answer

total money, the amount u need to find

anonymous · Answer

how will u get the value of 1/2 and 1/6 (the fraction part) ???

anonymous · Answer

x/2 and x/6

anonymous · Answer

k. 
tnx

anonymous · Answer

a bit confused........
........but........u help a lot

anonymous · Answer

You're welcome

anonymous · Answer

$$\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{6}=\frac{2}{3}$$ right?  so  the remaining amount is one third of the money. 
you are told that one third of the money is 15,000  so you can figure out what the total amount is

callisto · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

lol

anonymous · Answer

>he left 12500 to his wife.
>7500 to his daughter
>so all together he left 30000