An estate was divided among three heirs, A, B, and C, in the ratio 2:3:4. If the total estate was $22,500,?

what was the smallest inheritance?





2. What was the total inheritance?





$21,500


$22.500


$5000


$5300


$7500

An estate was divided among three heirs, A, B, and C, in the ratio 2:3:4. If the total estate was $22,500,?
22,500(2/9)=5000 is the smallest


total inheritance is 22,500
Reply:Smallest inheritance = 2/(2+3+4) = 2/9 * 22500 = $5000


Total inheritance = $22500 (It is in the question)
Reply:Since the ratio is 2:3:4, that means one person got 2 parts, another got 3 parts, and the last got 4 parts. Altogether that is 9 parts that the inheritance got divided into since 2+3+4 = 9.





Find out how much one part is equal to by dividing the inheritance by the total. 22,500/9 = 2500.





So the guy that got 2 parts got 2*2500 = 5000 dollars.


The guy that got 3 parts got 3*2500 = 7500 dollars.


The last guy got 4 parts so got 4*2500 = 10,000 dollars.





So the smallest inheritance was the guy who only got 2 parts, which is 5000 dollars.





The total inheritance is just the total of all the parts, so 22,500 dollars.
Reply:2 + 3 + 4 = 9





If you can't figure it out from there, you should be held back a year.





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