Question:
Four brothers split a sum of money between them. The first brother received 50% of the total, the second received 25% of the total, the third received 20% of the total, and the fourth received the remaining $4. How many dollars did the four brothers split?
What I understand: 15 percent of the value is $4 The total value should be the remaining 85% plus the value of the 15% (4).
Confused about: How do I calculate this?
You made a mistake. $4$ dollars corresponds to $5$ per cent of the total, so the total is $\frac{100}{5}\times 4$ dollars.