It was wartime when the Ricardos found out Mrs. Ricardo was pregnant. Ricky Ricardo was drafted and made out a? will, deciding that?$294,000 in a savings account was to be divided between his wife and his? child-to-be. Ricky stipulated that if the child were a? boy, he would get four times the amount of the? mother's portion. If it were a? girl, the mother would get four times the amount the girl was to receive. Ricky did not return from war. Mrs. Ricardo gave birth to twins - boy and a girl. How was the money? divided?

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Bernard Wallace

1 June, 18:35

It was wartime when the Ricardos found out Mrs. Ricardo was pregnant. Ricky Ricardo was drafted and made out a? will, deciding that?$294,000 in a savings account was to be divided between his wife and his? child-to-be. Ricky stipulated that if the child were a? boy, he would get four times the amount of the? mother's portion. If it were a? girl, the mother would get four times the amount the girl was to receive. Ricky did not return from war. Mrs. Ricardo gave birth to twins - boy and a girl. How was the money? divided?

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Hezekiah Tran · Answer 1

Answer:The girl will get $2,000, the mother $4,000 and the boy $8,000

Step-by-step explanation:

f the amount the girl gets = x

The mother gets twice as much as the girl = 2x

And the boy get twice as much as the mother = 4x

Overall

x + 2x + 4x = $14,000

7x = $14,000

Divide both sides by 7 so

x=$2,000