"The Legacy" Problem

[zenith20]

Another puzzle from Shakuntala Devi, i wouldnt understand the solution:

"The Legacy"
When my uncle in Madura died recently, he left a will, instructing his
executors to dividehis estate of
Rs 1,920,000 in this manner:
Every son sould receive three times as much as a daughter, and that every
daughter should get
twice as much as their mother. What is my aunt's share?

the answer is:
Rs. 49200(10/13)

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my problem is i can't get the answer! cause there's not cleared the number
of each son/daughter.
could you please explain it a bit more to me?

 

[Deleted member 4993]

Another puzzle from Shakuntala Devi, i wouldnt understand the solution:

"The Legacy"
When my uncle in Madura died recently, he left a will, instructing his
executors to dividehis estate of
Rs 1,920,000 in this manner:
Every son sould receive three times as much as a daughter, and that every
daughter should get
twice as much as their mother. What is my aunt's share?

the answer is:
Rs. 49200(10/13)

-----------------------------------
my problem is i can't get the answer! cause there's not cleared the number
of each son/daughter.
could you please explain it a bit more to me?

Does the answer look something like:

\(\displaystyle 49200\frac{10}{13}\)

.

 

[zenith20]

Does the answer look something like:

\(\displaystyle 49200\frac{10}{13}\)

.

Yes, Subhotosh Khan, That's the answer, and i can't get it

 

[soroban]

Hello, zenith20!

Sorry, I don't get it either . . . Is there some missing information?

The Legacy: When my uncle in Madura died recently, he left a will
instructing his executors to divide his estate of $1,920,000 in this manner:

Every son should receive three times as much as a daughter,
and that every daughter should get twice as much as their mother.

What is my aunt's share?

The answer is: .\(\displaystyle 49200\tfrac{10}{13}\) . . . . How?

Let: mother's share = \(\displaystyle x\) dollars.

Then each daughter gets \(\displaystyle 2x\) dollars.

And each son gets \(\displaystyle 6x\) dollars.


If there are \(\displaystyle S\) sons, they get a total of \(\displaystyle 6Sx\) dollars.

If there are \(\displaystyle D\) daughters, they get a total of \(\displaystyle 2Dx\) dolars.


So we have: .\(\displaystyle 6Sx + 2Dx + x \:=\:1,920,000\)

. . . That is: .\(\displaystyle (6S + 2D + 1)x \;=\;1,920,000\) .[1]



At first, I assumed there is an integer solution,

On the left side of [1], note that \(\displaystyle (6S+2D+1)\) is an odd integer.

On the right side: .\(\displaystyle 1,920,000 \:=\:2^{10}\cdot3\cdot5^4\)
. . Hence, the odd factors are: .\(\displaystyle 1, 3, 5, 15, 25, 75, 125, 375, 625, 1875\)


For most of the factors, there are multiple solutions.

For example: .\(\displaystyle 6S + 2D + 1 \:=\:15 \quad\Rightarrow\quad 6S + 2D \:=\:14 \quad\Rightarrow\quad 3S + D \:=\:7\)

. . . .Hence: .\(\displaystyle (S,D) \;=\;(0,7),\;(1,4),\;(2,1)\)

So that approach is a dead end . . .



\(\displaystyle \text{Then we are told that: }\;x \;=\;49200\tfrac{10}{13} \;=\; \frac{639,610}{13}\) . impossible!


Substitute into [1]:

. . \(\displaystyle (6S + 2D+1)\cdot\frac{639,610}{13} \;=\;1,920,000 \quad\Rightarrow\quad 6S + 2D + 1 \;=\;\frac{13}{639,610}(1,920,000)\)


\(\displaystyle \text{And we have: }\;\underbrace{6S + 2D + 1}_{\text{This is an integer}} \;=\;\underbrace{39.02378012\hdots}_{\text{This is not!}}\)


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Suppose there is a typo in the given answer.

\(\displaystyle \text{Suppose it was actually: }\;49230\tfrac{10}{13} \:=\:\frac{640,000}{13}\)


Substitute into [1]:

. . \(\displaystyle (6S + 2D+1)\cdot\frac{640,000}{13} \;=\;1,920,000 \quad\Rightarrow\quad 6S + 2D + 1 \:=\:39\)

Then we have: .\(\displaystyle 6S + 2D \:=\:38 \quad\Rightarrow\quad 3S + D \:=\:19\)


Then the number of sons and daughters would be:

. . \(\displaystyle (S,D) \;=\;(1,16),\2,13),\3,10),\4,7).\5,4),\6,1)\)


But why would we choose any of those?

 

[zenith20]

Dear Soroban,

Thanks for your kindness, i also think there's something missing.

most of Shakuntala's solution to her Puzzles are in brief, and we cannot get if it's kinda misspelling or not!

thank you anyway