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UPSC CDS 2 2018 Math Paper
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Question : 35
Total: 100
According to Mr. Sharma’s will, half of his property goes to his wife and the rest is equally divided between his two sons, Ravi and Raj. Some years later, Ravi dies and leaves half of his property to his widow and rest to his brother Raj. When Raj dieshe leaves half of his property to his widow and remaining to his mother, who is still alive. The mother now owns ₹ 88,000 worth of the property. The total worth of the property of Mr. Sharma was
[2018 CDS-II]
₹ 1,00,000
₹ 1,24,000
₹ 1,28,000
₹ 1,32,000
Validate
Solution:
Let the property of Mr. Sharma be 4x.
Share of wife = 2x
Share of Ravi = x
Share of Raj = x
Share given by Ravi to Raj
=
x
2
Share of Raj after receiving property from Ravi
=
x
+
x
2
=
3
2
x
Share given by Raj to his mother
=
3
4
x
Share of Sharma’s wife after receiving property from Raj
=
2
x
+
3
4
x
=
11
4
x
11
4
x
=
88000
⇒
x
=
₹
32
,
000
Property of Mr. Sharma
=
4
×
32000
=
₹
1
,
28
,
000.
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