Kenya said, "i solved david’s equation in a much quicker way! " she solved the

equation 4(x + 3) = 20 with an approach that she calls "looking inside." here is

how she described her thinking: "i think about everything inside the parentheses as a

group. after all, the parentheses group all that stuff together. i think the contents of

the parentheses must be 5."

a. why must the expression inside the parentheses equal 5?

b. write an equation that states that the contents of the parentheses must equal 5.

then solve this equation. did you get the same result as with david’s method?

In 2015, lori assigned a paid-up whole life insurance policy to an irrevocable life insurance trust (ilit) for the benefit of her three children. the ilit contained a crummey provision for the benefit of each child. at the time of the transfer, the whole life insurance policy was valued at $200,000, and since lori had not made any other taxable gifts during her lifetime, she did not owe any gift tax. lori died in 2016, and the face value of the whole life insurance policy of $2,000,000 was paid to the ilit. regarding this transfer, how much is included in lori’s gross estate at her death?