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242chapter fiveApplied limit: the number of female heirs matches (in each row) thenumber of male heirs:F___ = 1 (F = number of female heirs; M = number of male heirs)MRule: 50 percent for females (one-third each); 50 percent for males(one-third each); absolute equality (in total) between male and femaleshares; the ratio of female to male individual shares (3:3) is the exactratio of female-male numbers (3:3), in total: 1:1 (each female andmale share is exactly the same).Case (D): there is more than one heir; they are male and female (threemales and four females)female male1* 11* 12° 1Total: 4 3Applied limit: ‘if only one, her share is a half’ (3)* and ‘to the male,a portion equal to that of two females’ (1)°Rule: 50 percent for females (a quarter each); 50 percent for males(a third each); absolute equality (in total) between male and femaleshares; the ratio of female to male individual shares (3:4) is in exactinverse proportion to the ratio of female to male numbers (4:3), sincean individual female share is only 75 percent of the individual maleshare, while the number of males makes up 75 percent of the numberof females.Case (E): there is more than one heir; they are male and female (threemales and five females)female male1* 12° 12° 1Total: 5 3Applied limits: ‘if only one, her share is a half’ (3)* and ‘to the male,a portion equal to that of two females’ (1)°