Problem Solving

11. A man who died left an estate valued at $111,000. His will stipulated that his estate was to be distributed so that each of his three children received from the estate and his previous gifts, combined, the same total amount. If he had previously given his oldest child $15,000, his middle child $10,000, and his youngest $2,000, how much did the youngest child receive from the estate?
(A) $50,000
(B) $48,000
(C) $46,000
(D) $44,000
(E) $39,000


i get an answer different from oA..

Total estate value = 111000
Total previous gifts = 15+10+2 = 27000

Total = 138000
share per son = 138000/3 = 46000

Third son has already recieved 2000, so he'll get 46-2= 44000 from estate. Answer D.

opps... i forgot to subtract 2..... thx durgesh