Question

A man's estate was sold. Half the income is given to his wife, three-quarters of the remainder is given to his son, two-fifths of what still remains is given to his married daughter and the rest to charity. Rs 3000 is given to charity. What is the income from the estate? How much do the wife, the son and the daughter recieve?

Answer 1

let total income 80
wife 40 remaining 40 son 30
remaining 10
daughter 4
remaining 6
6=3000
1=500
80=40000
total income 40000
wife 20000
son 15000
daughter 6000