Question

A mother and her two daughters got a room constructed for Rs. 62,000. The elder daughter contributes 3/8 of her mother’s contribution while the younger daughter contributes 1/2 of her mother’s share. How much do the three contribute individually?

Answer 1

Let mothers contribution be x. Total contribution of daughters is =3/8 x+1/2 x=7-8 x. Thus x+ 7/8 x=62000 , 15/7 x =62000, x= 62000*7/15, x= 28933.333 similarly you can find other answers too