Two fathers and two sons divided $18 evenly among themselves. Each person received $6. Explain how they did it
Is is possible one of the fathers was also a son?
One grandfather ,one father and one son. There are only three people.6x3=18
Thanks so much I think that's it!
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To explain how two fathers and two sons divided $18 evenly among themselves, we need to understand the relationships and the identities of the people involved. Let's assign them names for clarity:
Father 1 (Grandfather)
Father 2 (Father)
Son 1 (Child 1)
Son 2 (Child 2)
From the given information, we know that each person received $6. Therefore, if we add up the individual amounts received, it should equal $18. Let's see how it works:
1. The two fathers are Father 1 (Grandfather) and Father 2 (Father).
2. The two sons are Son 1 (Child 1) and Son 2 (Child 2).
For the division:
1. As each person received $6, we can assume that each father received $6, and each son received $6 as well.
2. So, adding up the amounts each person received: Father 1 received $6 + Father 2 received $6 = $12. (The total amount received by the fathers)
3. The sons also received $6 each: Son 1 received $6 + Son 2 received $6 = $12. (The total amount received by the sons)
4. When we add the amount received by the fathers ($12) and the amount received by the sons ($12), we arrive at a total of $24. However, this amount does not match the original $18 mentioned in the question.
So, there seems to be a discrepancy. The reason behind this discrepancy is that we are double-counting the fathers when adding their amounts and then adding again when we consider the sons. In other words, we are counting the fathers twice (as fathers and as sons) in the total.
To correct this, we need to remove the double-counting:
1. When we subtract the amount received by the fathers ($12) from the total amount received ($24), we get the total amount received by the sons: $24 - $12 = $12.
2. As the sons received a total of $12, we split this evenly between the two sons: $12 / 2 = $6.
3. Thus, each son received $6 and each father received $6, resulting in an even split of $18 among the two fathers and two sons in the original question.
In summary, the $18 was divided evenly by giving each father and each son $6. The discrepancy in the final total arose due to double-counting the fathers when calculating the total amount received. Once the double-counting is accounted for, we find that each person received an equal share.