A man left his estate in kerugoya to his two sons.The remainder was to be shared equally among his six brothers.If the estate was worth sh 3,456,000,how much did each of those people get?Explain in detail
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amount for each son ----
amount for each brother ---- y
2x + 6y = 3,456,000
x + 3y = 1728000
x = 1728000 - 3y
let y = 0,1, 2, 3, .... , 575000, 576000 and each time find x
so you have many answers.
I started y = 0, meaning each of the brothers get nothing
to 576, where the sons get nothing
To find out how much each person gets, we need to divide the total value of the estate by the number of people who will share it.
First, let's calculate how many people will share the remainder of the estate. The man left his estate to his two sons, so there are two people who will not share the remainder. We subtract these two people from the total number of people to get the number of people who will share the remainder: 6 brothers - 2 sons = 4 people.
Now, let's calculate how much each person gets from the remainder. To do this, we divide the total value of the estate by the number of people sharing it.
Remainder value = Total value of the estate - Value left for the two sons
Remainder value = sh 3,456,000 - value left for the two sons
Since we don't know the value left for the two sons, we cannot directly calculate the remainder value. However, we know that the remainder will be shared equally among the four brothers.
So, we need to divide the remainder value equally among the four brothers.
Amount each brother gets = Remainder value / Number of people sharing it
Now let's summarize the steps to find out how much each person gets:
1. Calculate the remainder value: Remainder value = sh 3,456,000 - value left for the two sons.
2. Divide the remainder value equally among the four brothers: Amount each brother gets = Remainder value / 4.
By following these steps and substituting the appropriate values, you will be able to calculate how much each person gets from the estate.