ASVAB Practice Test

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Debra and Ian shared in a $1,000,000 estate. If Ian received $125,000 and Debra the rest, what fraction of the estate did Debra receive?

1/8

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3/4

7/8

To determine what fraction of the estate Debra received, we first need to calculate the amount she received. The total estate is $1,000,000, and Ian received $125,000. To find Debra's share, we subtract Ian's portion from the total estate:

$1,000,000 - $125,000 = $875,000.

Now that we know Debra received $875,000, we can express her share as a fraction of the total estate. The fraction of the estate Debra received is calculated as follows:

Debra's share / Total estate = $875,000 / $1,000,000.

To simplify this fraction, we can divide both the numerator and the denominator by $125,000:

875,000 ÷ 125,000 = 7,

1,000,000 ÷ 125,000 = 8.

Therefore, the fraction of the estate that Debra received is 7/8. This is confirmed by considering that if we combine both Ian's and Debra's shares, we obtain the total estate:

Ian's share (1/8) + Debra's share (7/8) = 1 (or the whole estate).

Thus,

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