Question

A mother and her two daughters constructed a house for Rs 62,000. The elder daughter contributed 3/4 of her mother’s contribution while the younger one contributed 1/3 of her mother’s share. Find the actual contribution of mother and her two daughters.

Answer 1

let mother's contribution is x.
her elder daughters contribution is 3x/4.
her younger sisters contribution is x/3.
a.q. x+3x/4+x/3=62000.
=12x+9x+4x/12=62000
=25x/12=62000
=25x=62000×12=744000.
=x=744000÷25
=29760.

Answer 2

daughter is 3/4
$62000 \div 4 \times 3 = 46500$
youger daughteris 1/3
$62000 \div 3 = 20666.666666666$