Question

a man distributed his property among his three sons and wife he gave 1/5 of his whole property to his eldest son 1/3 of the rest to his second son, 3) 8 of the rest to his third son and the rest to his, wife, if his wife got rs. 1200 . find his whole property​

Answer 1

Answer:

13090

Step-by-step explanation:

Let his total property be x

x/5 + x/3 +3x/8 +1200 = x

Transposing,

x/5 + x/3 + 3x/8 - x = -1200

24x + 40x + 45x - 120x / 120 = -1200

11x=1200x120

x=1200x120/11 = 144000/11  13090