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Question

Mr. J left his entire estate to his wife, his daughter, his son, and the cook. His daughter and son got half the estate, sharing in the ratio of 4 to 3. His wife got twice as much as the son. If the cook received a bequest of 500, then the entire estate was:

Accepted Answer

The wife, daughter, son, and cook received estates in the ratio 6:4:3:1. The estate is worth 6+4+3+1 = 14 units of 500., which is 7000