mutually prime. Thus, three is multiplied by four, giving twelve. An example is a man who dies leaving a wife, a mother, and a paternal uncle. The case is based on twelve: the wife receives one-quarter, or three; the mother receives one-third, or four; and the remaining five go to the paternal uncle.

A quarter together with one-sixth is likewise based on twelve, because one-sixth and one-quarter have a common factor of one-half. Thus, either three is multiplied by four, or two by six, giving a total of twelve. An example is a wife who dies leaving her husband, her grandmother, and her son. The husband receives one-quarter, or three; the grandmother receives one-sixth, or two; and the remainder goes to the son.

His statement, “And it is proportionally increased to seventeen, an odd number,” means that twelve may be proportionally increased to seventeen, an odd number. The phrase “an odd number” is circumstantial, not a specification of seventeen. That is, it is increased to seventeen while remaining odd; it is not increased to an even number. Thus, it is increased three times: to thirteen, to fifteen, and to seventeen.

An example of its increase to thirteen is a deceased person who leaves a wife, two full sisters, and a mother. The case is based on twelve: the wife receives one-quarter, or three; the two full sisters receive two-thirds, or eight; and the mother receives one-sixth, or two. This makes thirteen.

It is increased to fifteen. An example is a woman who dies leaving a husband, two daughters, a mother, and a father. The case is based on twelve: the husband receives one-quarter, or three; the two daughters receive two-thirds, or eight; the mother receives one-sixth, or two; and the father receives one-sixth, or two. This makes fifteen.

It is increased to seventeen. An example is a deceased person who leaves eight full sisters, two grandmothers, four uterine sisters, and three wives. The case is based on twelve: the full sisters receive two-thirds, or eight; the uterine sisters receive