Answer: Rs 80000
This is the number 80 thousand
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Step-by-step explanation:
1/2, aka 2/4, of the original fund was given to his wife and 1/4 was given to his son. That totals 3/4 since 2/4+1/4 = (2+1)/4 = 3/4.
In short, 3/4 of the fund is distributed between the wife and son. That leaves 1/4 of the fund for the two brothers to share equally.
Imagine a cake cut into quarters. Then cut each slice in half to get eighths, i.e. there are 8 equal slices. This means each brother gets 1/8 of the fund.
Since each brother got Rs 10000, this must mean the original fund is worth 8*10000 = 80000
Taking 1/8 of Rs 80000 will get us Rs 10000 for each brother.
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Checking the answer:
original fund amount = 80000
1/2 of 80000 = 40000 is the amount the wife gets
1/4 of 80000 = 20000 is the amount the son gets
That totals 40000+20000 = 60000 leaving 80000-60000 = 20000 leftover for the two brothers to share. Cut that 20 thousand figure in half to arrive at Rs 10000 for each brother. These steps help confirm the answer.
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Another method using algebra:
x = original amount of the fund
W = x/2 = 2x/4 = half of the fund = amount wife gets
S = x/4 = quarter of the fund = amount the son gets
W+S = (2x/4) + (x/4) = (2x+x)/4 = 3x/4
W+S represents the sum of the wife's and son's amounts.
We'll subtract this from the original amount x to find out what's left
x - (W+S) = x - (3x/4) = (4x/4) - (3x/4) = (4x-3x)/4 = x/4
This shows that 1/4 of the fund is left over after distributing to the wife and son.
The amount x/4 is then cut in half to get x/8 to represent the amount each brother gets. We're told that amount is Rs 10000
So,
x/8 = 10000
x = 8*10000
x = 80000
The original fund is worth Rs 80000