It was wartime when the Ricardos found out Mrs. Ricardo was pregnant. Ricky Ricardo was drafted and made out a? will, deciding that ?$294,000 in a savings account was to be divided between his wife and his? child-to-be. Ricky stipulated that if the child were a? boy, he would get four times the amount of the? mother's portion. If it were a? girl, the mother would get four times the amount the girl was to receive. Ricky did not return from war. Mrs. Ricardo gave birth to twins -boy and a girl. How was the money? divided?

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Answer:The girl will get $2,000, the mother $4,000 and the boy $8,000

Step-by-step explanation:

f the amount the girl gets = x

The mother gets twice as much as the girl = 2x

And the boy get twice as much as the mother = 4x


Overall

x + 2x + 4x = $14,000

7x = $14,000

Divide both sides by 7 so

x=$2,000

The division of money amongst them would be as follows:

Girl = $42,000

The Mother = $84,000

The Boy = $1,68,000

Let's assume that,

The amount received by the girl be [tex]x[/tex]

Given that,

The amount received by the mother is twice the girl = [tex]2x[/tex]  

The amount received by the boy is double the mother [tex]= 4x[/tex]

As per the question,

Total [tex]= 294,000[/tex]

[tex]x + 2x + 4x[/tex][tex]= 294,000[/tex]

 

Now by solving, we get  

[tex]7x = 294000[/tex]

∵ [tex]x = 294000/7[/tex] [tex]= 42000[/tex]

The girl will get [tex]x = 42000[/tex]

The mother will get = [tex]2[/tex] × [tex]42000[/tex] [tex]= 84000[/tex]

The boy will get = [tex]4[/tex] × [tex]42000[/tex] = [tex]1,68,000[/tex]

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