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Old 13th September 2020, 23:36
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Originally Posted by Malcolm G View Post
Let X be the amount that the Mother gets.

Then each son gets 2x and each daughter gets 6x.
Mother + sons + daughters = 7936
X + (2x * 3) + (6x * 4) = 7936
X + 6x + 24x = 7936
31x = 7936
X = 256
Mother gets $256

I thought that didn't 'flow' well. Clunky prose. Daughters' 6xMother's once is the same as 3 times their Brothers' twice. But as you have found an original source that works I'll give it to you.
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