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A man has some money. He gives 50% of it to his wife and 40% of the remainder to his daughter. He gives the rest to his son. If the son receives €12,000, how much did his wife receive?

Final Answer:

w =  20000 eur

Step-by-step explanation:

r1=50%=10050=21=0.5 r2=40%=10040=52=0.4 s=12000 eur  r3=r2 (1r1)=0.4 (10.5)=51=0.2  r1 x+r3 x+s=x 0.5 x+0.2 x+12000=x  0.3x=12000  x=0.312000=40000.0000001  x=40000  w=r1 x=0.5 40000=20000=20000 eur   Verifying Solution:  d=r3 x=0.2 40000=8000 eur T=w+d+s=20000+8000+12000=40000 eur



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