the second decedent’s share1 among his heirs. If that division goes through without remainder, both questions stand sound on their original denominator. If it will not divide, multiply the whole of the second question—or its concordant multiple—by the shares that appeared in the first. Anyone who held a portion in the first problem should have his portion multiplied by the same factor; and anyone whose only claim lies in the second should have his share multiplied by whatever the deceased left, or by its concordant multiple—that result is his. Deal with a third death and all subsequent ones exactly as you dealt with the second in relation to the first.

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Whenever the portion due to any heir can be stated as a single fractional part of the original problem, he takes from the estate2 a portion that matches that fraction.