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The Bennet sisters were women, therefore they could not be direct heirs of any inheritance or fortune left by their father and they also had no options to work for their feminine conditions, the only way for them to had a comfortable and stable life, It was to get marry with man of fortune which will take care of them, that's why Mrs. Bennet's want to meet her new neighbors because it's an opportunity.
1/8 of 16048 is 128384. I got this by dividing 1/8 first which is 0.125 and then divided 16048 into .125
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