Pierre Hugo is handling the estate of a prominent businesswoman. The will states that the surviving spouse is to receive 1/3 of

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Pierre Hugo is handling the estate of a prominent businesswoman. The will states that the surviving spouse is to receive 1/3 of

the estate and the remaining 2/3 of the estate will be divided equally among 3 surviving children. What fraction of the estate does each child receive?

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andrew11 [14] · Answer 1 · 2023-11-30T11:23:57+03:00

Each child will receive 0.125 (or 12.5%) of the estate.

If the surviving spouse gets one half of the estate, the other half has to be divided among the four surviving children.

<h3>What is the fraction?</h3>

A fraction represents a part of a whole or, more generally, any number of equal parts. When spoken in everyday English, a fraction describes how many parts of a certain size there are, for example, one-half, eight-fifths, three-quarters.

So it's 0,5 divided among the 4 surviving children.

That is 0.125 or 12.5% of the estate.

Each child will receive 0.125 of the estate. a

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