SOLUTION: When a man died, he left a large tract of land to his wife and five children. How large is the share of the wife if the total land area is 66 hectares?

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Question 1187034: When a man died, he left a large tract of land to his wife and five children. How large is the share of the wife if the total land area is 66 hectares?
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he left a large tract of land to his wife and five children, total of 6 persons
each person will get same share which is 1%2F6
if the total land area is 66 hectares, the share of the wife is 66%2F6=11 hectares