1) Last year, Harjap spent a total of $11,348 on gasoline, oil, repairs and maintenance, and insurance. His travel log shows that he drove 14,488 km on business and 8329 km on personal use. What vehicle expense can Harjap report for the year?

2)Mr. Bartlett's will specified that, upon liquidation of any asset, the proceeds be divided among his wife, his son, and his sister in the ratio of 7:5:3.
a.If the son received $9500 from the sale of securities, what amounts did Bartlett's wife and sister receive?
b.What amount would the sister receive from the sale of the deceased's boat for $27,000?

1) Well, Harjap certainly seems to have a need for speed! Based on the provided figures, Harjap's vehicle expenses for the year would be enough to fuel a rocket ship to Mars! Just kidding! In reality, Harjap can report a total vehicle expense of $11,348 for the year. That's a lot of money, but at least Harjap didn't have to hire a personal pit crew!

2) a) Ah, the classic family inheritance drama! Let's do some math, shall we? If the son received $9500 from the sale of securities, then we can use the ratio of 7:5:3 to figure out how much the wife and sister received. Let's grab our calculators...Drumroll, please...The wife would receive $6650 and the sister would receive $2850. Looks like the wife gets the biggest piece of the pie, but hopefully everyone still maintains good family relations!

b) Now, let's set sail on a question about the sale of the deceased's boat! If the boat sold for $27,000, and the sister's share is in a ratio of 3, we can use our math skills to discover her cut of the sale. *Calculating sounds* Ahoy matey! The sister would receive $9,000 from the sale of the boat. That's enough to buy a whole fleet of rubber ducks for bathtime adventures!

1) To calculate Harjap's vehicle expense for the year, we need to determine the portion of his total expenses that can be attributed to his vehicle.

First, let's calculate the total distance Harjap drove for the year:
Total distance = Business distance + Personal distance
Total distance = 14,488 km + 8,329 km
Total distance = 22,817 km

Next, let's calculate the percentage of Harjap's total expenses that can be attributed to his vehicle:
Vehicle expense percentage = (Total distance / Total driven distance) * 100
Vehicle expense percentage = (22,817 km / (14,488 km + 8,329 km)) * 100
Vehicle expense percentage = (22,817 km / 22,817 km) * 100
Vehicle expense percentage = 100%

Finally, we can calculate Harjap's vehicle expense for the year by applying the vehicle expense percentage to his total expenses:
Vehicle expense = Vehicle expense percentage * Total expenses
Vehicle expense = 100% * $11,348
Vehicle expense = $11,348

Therefore, Harjap can report $11,348 as his vehicle expense for the year.

2) a. To determine the amounts Bartlett's wife and sister received, we need to follow the specified ratio of 7:5:3.

Let's assume the son's share is represented by the value "x".
So, the wife's share is 7x and the sister's share is 3x.

From the given information, we know that the son received $9500, which is equal to x. So we can set up the following equation:

x = $9500

Now we can calculate the amounts the wife and sister received:
Wife's amount = 7x = 7 * $9500 = $66,500
Sister's amount = 3x = 3 * $9500 = $28,500

Therefore, Bartlett's wife received $66,500 and his sister received $28,500.

b. To calculate the sister's share from the sale of the boat, we can use the same ratio:

The sister's share = (Sister's ratio / Total ratio) * Sale amount
Sister's share = (3 / (7 + 5 + 3)) * $27,000
Sister's share = (3 / 15) * $27,000

Now, we can calculate the sister's share:
Sister's share = (3 / 15) * $27,000
Sister's share = (0.2) * $27,000
Sister's share = $5,400

Therefore, Bartlett's sister received $5,400 from the sale of the boat.

1) To determine the vehicle expense that Harjap can report for the year, we need to calculate the portion of his total expenses that are related to driving.

First, we need to find the total kilometers driven. Harjap drove 14,488 km on business and 8,329 km on personal use, so the total distance driven is 14,488 + 8,329 = 22,817 km.

Next, we can determine the portion of expenses related to driving by calculating the ratio of business kilometers to total kilometers driven: business kilometers / total kilometers = 14,488 / 22,817 = 0.6348.

Now, we can calculate the vehicle expense that Harjap can report by multiplying this ratio by his total expenses: 0.6348 * $11,348 = $7,210.57.

Therefore, Harjap can report a vehicle expense of $7,210.57 for the year.

2) a. To determine the amounts Bartlett's wife and sister received, we need to use the given ratio of 7:5:3. Since the son received $9,500, we can set up the following equation:

(7 + 5 + 3)x = $9,500

Simplifying the equation, we get:

15x = $9,500

Dividing both sides by 15, we find:

x = $9,500 / 15 = $633.33

Now we can calculate the amounts received by Bartlett's wife and sister:

Wife's amount: 7x = 7 * $633.33 = $4,433.31
Sister's amount: 3x = 3 * $633.33 = $1,899.99

Therefore, Bartlett's wife received $4,433.31 and his sister received $1,899.99.

b. If the sister is to receive a certain amount from the sale of the boat, we can calculate it using the same ratio. Since the ratio remains the same, we can find the sister's share by multiplying the sale amount by the ratio:

Sister's amount = (3 / (7 + 5 + 3)) * $27,000

Calculating the sister's amount, we get:

Sister's amount = (3 / 15) * $27,000 = $5,400

Therefore, the sister would receive $5,400 from the sale of the deceased's boat.