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[Easy]Divide my uncle's estate!!
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Arjun Shastry
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This was asked recently by one company during test: When my Uncle in Bombay died recently ,he left a will, instructing his executors to divide his estate of Rs. 1,920,000 in this manner: Every son should receive three times as a daughter,and that every daughter should get twice as much as their mother What is my aunt's share?
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Timothy Chen Allen
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Originally posted by Capablanca Kepler: When my Uncle in Bombay died recently ,he left a will, instructing his executors to divide his estate of Rs. 1,920,000 in this manner: Every son should receive three times as a daughter,and that every daughter should get twice as much as their mother What is my aunt's share?
Assuming that A is the number of sons and B is the number of daughters, and "s" is the son's share, "d" the daughter's, and "m" the mother's, the formula for the mother's share would derive as follows: s = 3d // Son's share is 3 x daughter's d = 2m // Mom's share is 2 x mother's As + Bd + m = 1920000 A(6m) + B(2m) + m = 1920000 m = 1920000 / (6A + 2B + 1) Here is a Java program to show all possible combinations between 0 and 9 sons and/or daughters (assuming only one mother!):
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Timothy Chen Allen
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