Question

When a retired police officer passes away, he leaves $220,000 to be divided among his two children and seven grandchildren. The will specifies that each child is

to get twice as much as each grandchild. How much does each get?
Each child gets S and each gra

Answer 1

40000, 20000

Explanation:

Let the amount a grandchild receives be
`x`. Then, the amount a child receives is
`2x`.

Thus,
`220000=2(2x)+7x=11x \implies x=20000`.

This means each grandchild gets $20,000 and each child gets $40,000.