Answer:
A. $48,000
Step-by-step explanation:
If the daughters are getting $8000 and there are three of them, then that half of the estate is 3×8000, or $24,000. So the other half of the estate is also $24,000. The total of the two halves is $48,000
In an algebraic calculation, we might say each daughter gets 1/3 of 1/2 of the estate. If one daughter's inheritance is $8000, and we let x represents the entire estate, then:
(1/3)(1/2)x = 8000
(1/6)x = 8000
(1/6)x(6) = 8000(6)
x = 48,000
The entire estate value is $48,000
