Question

Laurie inherited 40% of her father's estate. After paying a tax equal to 30% of her inheritance, what percent of her father's estate did she own?

Answer 1

lets the fathers state be x ...

and she inherited 40 % i.e. = 40% 0f x

Now she pays an tax of 30% on that..

So what left with her is 100- 30 = 70% of what she got, that is equal to...

70% of 40% of x = (70/ 100) * (40/100) * x

(28/ 100 ) * x

= 28% 0f x...