Question

A man left one-third of his property for his son, one-fourth for his daughter and the remaning 20000 rupees for his wife. How much amount of property did the man leave?

Answer 1

let the total property be x

1/3x + 1/4x + 20000 = x

7/12x + 20000 = x

20000 = x-7/12x

20000 = 12-7/12x

20000 = 5/12x

20000*12/5 = x

4000*12 = x

48000 = x

total property of the man = 48000