Question

a man left 1/9 of his property to his daughter, and the remaining to his sons to be equally divided among them. If the share of each son is double of that of the daughter, find the number of sons.

Answer 1

1-1/9(daughter)=8/9(left part)
each son got double=2/9
no. of sons=8/9÷2/9
=8/9×9/2
=4 sons