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the legacy
when my uncle in madura died recently ,he left a will,instructing his executors to divide his estate of 1.920,000 in this manner:every son should receive 3 times as much as a daughter,and that every daughter should get twice as much as their mother.what is my aunts share?
in this question i m not able 2 figure out how 2 assume the number of daughters and sons.
in this question i m not able 2 figure out how 2 assume the number of daughters and sons.
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s:d:m=6:2:1
1920000*6/9*a+1920000*2/9*
c=1.
now equation reduces to
6/9*a+2/9*b=8/9
this imples a and b should be equal to 1.so now the sare of aunt comes out 2 be 213,333.504 which is wrong according 2 book.
1920000*6/9*a+1920000*2/9*
c=1.
now equation reduces to
6/9*a+2/9*b=8/9
this imples a and b should be equal to 1.so now the sare of aunt comes out 2 be 213,333.504 which is wrong according 2 book.
How many sons and daughters are there ?
ASKER
not mentioned puzzle 25 from shakuntla devi puzzles 2 puzzle u.
49200 10/13 ?
It is not possible to calculate since they have not given the no of sons or daughters
It is not possible to calculate since they have not given the no of sons or daughters
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Can it be solved if the uncle also assures that it is an *integer* division?
The number of shares is odd.
The total value is 2^10 * 3 * 5^4
We only need to look at 3 * 5^4 = 1875 (nb of 1024 shares).
So k ( n*6 + m*2 + 1 ) = 1875, where n = number of suns and m = number of daughters, k being also an integer...
Can that be solved?
The total value is 2^10 * 3 * 5^4
We only need to look at 3 * 5^4 = 1875 (nb of 1024 shares).
So k ( n*6 + m*2 + 1 ) = 1875, where n = number of suns and m = number of daughters, k being also an integer...
Can that be solved?
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Right, even looking only at integers, there are many solutions.
S = 3(2M) = 6M
S = 3M, D = 2M, M = M
How many sons and daughters are there ?
No of sons * S + No of daughters * D + M = 1.920000
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Harish