Question

Mrs. Henderson's will stipulates that her sister would receive half of her estate and that the remainder would be distributed evenly among her four children. If her estate is worth $60,000, how much, in dollars, would each child receive?

Answer 1

first, divide 60,000 by 2. what do you get?

Answer 2

30,000

Answer 3

right. now divide that by 4

Answer 4

7,500!

Answer 5

right!

Answer 6

so each child receives $7,500