An estate is to be distributed among a wife, three children, and two grandchildren.

Question

An estate is to be distributed among a wife, three children, and two

grandchildren. The children will each receive three times as much as each

grandchild, and the wife will receive four times as much as each child. If the

estate amounts to R 1 115 000, how much will each person receive?

Answer 1

estate=1,115 thousand= w+3c+2g

=4(3g)+3g+g=1115

16g=1115

g=1115/16=69.6875

c= 209.0625

w= 836.25

each grand kid gets 69,687.5

each kid gets 209,062.5

wife gets 836,250