The Judge's Solution---The final decision

Considering that the man intended for his wife to have at the very least one-third of the estate, the wife can have exactly one-third. That leaves two-thirds of the estate to be divided between the son and the daughter. The son should then recieve two-thirds of the remaining estate and the daughter one-third of the remaining estate.
That means the wife will get three-ninths of the estate. The son will receive four-ninths of the estate and the daughter will receive two-ninths of the estate. This makes the most sense because the son still receives more of the estate than the mother and the mother receives more than the daughter.


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