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Comment on Dividing an Inheritance
Conference Ticket Advance
5-29 days in advance -> 15%
30-59 days in advance -> 30%
60-89 days in advance -> 40%
Helen bought a ticket for $252. If she hadd bought it 1 day later, she would have paid $306. How many days in advance did she buy her ticket?
What if I take out 15perctange of 306 then subtract it from total to found out 260 which is little more than 252 . So we know that it would be between 30 to 59 or 30 percent
I'm sorry, but I don't follow
I'm sorry, but I don't follow your steps. Can you elaborate?
Aside: my solution to that question can be found here: https://gmatclub.com/forum/conference-ticket-advance-discounts-5-29-days...
hi brent, when calculating 1
Whats happening here?
Good question, Yianni.
Good question, Yianni.
Notice that your calculation of 8910 is a bit smaller than the actual answer of 9000.
The reason for this is that 1/3 is not the same as 33%
In decimal form, 1/3 = 0.333333333333...
So, in percent form, 1/3 = 33.333333333333...%
Since you used 33% (rather than 33.333333333333...%), your calculation was a little bit less than it should be, because 33.333333333333...% is a little bit less than 33%.
Does that help?
Cheers,
Brent
Brent, your avility to
I am teaching nuclear physics, so I am familiar with teaching, and still impressed by you.
In your answers, you first clarify as a starting point the requirement, what do they ask. Then your explanation is very clear to understand it in own way.
Often i can understand a statement in multiple ways.
Thank you Brent, not for this question,
For all your answers!
Eyal
Hi Eyal,
Hi Eyal,
Thanks for taking the time to say such nice things. I appreciate it!
Cheers and have a great day!
Brent
Explaining even the tiniest
Nice of you to say. Thanks!
Nice of you to say. Thanks!
I think I just made a common
My answer is 81000, however, I do noticed why my thoughts are wrong here, the 27000 dollars are not included for the wife.
That's correct.
That's correct.
$81,000 represents the total value of Mr. Kwan's estate.
So, if we divide that into a 6:1:2 ratio, we get: 54,000:9,000:18,000, which means his wife received $54,000
Hey Brent,
Correct me if im wrong,
Can we also do this way?
Total combined for Son and Daughter: 1:2= 27,000,
which means 1+2= 27,000
so, 27,000*3= Total Share, which is 81,000
The remaining Share of 81,000-27,000= 54,000, which goes to the Wife
-Abhishek
It's hard to tell whether
It's hard to tell whether your solution is mathematically sound.
When you say 1:2= 27,000, I'm assuming you're saying that the son and the daughter split $27,000 in a 1:2 ratio.
When you take 27,000 and multiply it by 3 (i.e. "27,000*3 = Total Share, which is 81,000"), I believe your rationale is that the combined inheritance that the son and the daughter receive is 1/3 the total amount, because (1+2) is 1/3 of (1+2+6)
If that's the case, then everything is perfect.
Hi Brent,
Yes, that’s my solution as well.
Thanks!
-Abhishek
Hi Brent. I feel more
When the ratio was 6:1, we
When the ratio was 6:1, we multiplied the son's $ by 6 (to determine the mother's $). So,...
If the ratio were 6:2, we'd multiply the son's $ by 3.
If the ratio were 6:3, we'd multiply the son's $ by 2.
If the ratio were 6:k, we'd multiply the son's $ by 6/k.