Propositiones ad Acuendos Juvenes/Problems/51 - De Vino in Vasculis a Quodam Patre Distributo

by : Problem $50$

 * De Vino in Vasculis a Quodam Patre Distributo: A Father Dividing Flasks of Wine
 * A dying man left his sons four flasks of wine.
 * In the first flask there were $40$ measures,
 * in the second $30$,
 * in the third $20$,
 * and in the fourth $10$.
 * Calling his steward, he said:
 * "Divide these $4$ flasks among my $4$ sons so that each of their portions shall be equal,
 * both in wine and in flasks."

Solution
Add all the wine together to get $100$ measures.

Take half of that to get $50$ measures.

Add the $10$ measures to the $40$ to make $50$ measures, and divide that up between $2$ of the sons, so they get $25$ measures each.

Then add the $20$ measures to the $30$ to again make $50$ measures, and divide that up between the other $2$ sons, so they also get $25$ measures each.