Ghosh Babu has a certain amount of property consisting of cash, gold coins and silver bars. The cost of a gold coin is Rs. 4000 and the cost of a silver bar is Rs. 1000. Ghosh Babu distributed his property among his daughters equally. He gave to his eldest daughter gold coins worth 20% of the total property and Rs. 25000 in cash. The second daughter was given silver bars worth 20% of the remaining property and Rs. 50000 cash. Among the third and fourth daughters, he distributed the remaining gold and silver bars equally both together accounting each for 20% of the property remaining after the previous distribution. He also gave the third and fourth daughters Rs. 25000 more than what the second daughter had received in cash.
The amount of property in gold and silver possessed by Ghosh Babu is
The total property consists of cash, gold coins and silver bars.
And ghosh babu gave equal parts to 4 daughters, hence they should have 25% of total property each.
As eldest daughter possess gold coins as 20% worth of total property, so 25000 cash should be equal to 5% of total property.
So total property will be =$$\frac{ 25000 \times 100}{5}$$ = 500000
Hence property amounting only gold coins and silver bars will be = Total property - Total Cash
i.e. = 500000 - (25000 + 50000 + 75000 + 75000)
= 2,75,000
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