a mother , her 2 daughter and a son got a house constructed for rupees 2500000 the elder daughter contributed 1/4th of her mother's contribution , the younger daughter's contribution was 1/5th of her mother's contribution and the son contributed 1/2 of his mother's contribution . how much did the four contribute individually?
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Answer:
Total money contributed by all three of them =Rs. 60000
Let the contribution of the mother be Rs. x.
Therefore,
The contribution by the elder son =
8
3x
The contribution by the younger son =
2
x
According to the question,
x+
8
3x
+
2
x
=60000
15x=480000
x=32000
Therefore,
The contribution of the mother =Rs. x=Rs. 32000
The contribution by the elder son =
8
3x
=Rs. 12000
The contribution by the younger son =
2
x
=Rs. 16000
Answer:
a mother , her 2 daughter and a son got a house constructed for rupees 2500000 the elder daughter contributed 1/4th of her mother's contribution , the younger daughter's contribution was 1/5th of her mother's contribution and the son contributed 1/2 of his mother's contribution . how much did the four contribute individually?