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Sum left to a widow, five sons and four daughters in fixed multiples: widow's share

The same question, asked 2 times: CDS 1 2018*, CDS 2 2019. Every wording below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    CDS 1 2018

    37
    A gentleman left a sum of Rs. 39,000 to be distributed after his death among his widow, five sons and four daughters. If each son receives 3 times as much as a daughter receives, and each daughter receives twice as much as their mother receives, then what is the widow's share?

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  2. Question 2

    CDS 2 2019

    43
    A man who recently died left a sum of Rs. 3,90,000 to be divided among his wife, five sons and four daughters. He directed that each son should receive 3 times as much as each daughter receives and that each daughter should receive twice as much as their mother receives. What was the wife's share ?

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