Question

A man left one-third of his property to his son,one-fourth of the remaining to his daughter and the remaining for his wife.If wife's share was ₹45000 then how much money did the man have?

Answer 1

let he left x
then he left for son =x/3
remaining money=x-x/3=2x/3
daughter gets= 2x/3*(1/4)
=x/6
then
x/3+x/6+45000=x
or x-3x/6=45000
or x-x/2=45000
or x/2=45000
or x=90000...........(ans)