Four heirs need to make a fair division of the property left in an estate. The objects and the point values assigned to them are given below. If the heirs want to use the trimming procedure, with the order Chris, Kelly, Dana, and Kim, would the house need to be sold? $\begin{array} { lccc}
\text { Object } & \text { Chris's points } & \text { Kelly's points } & \text { Dana's points } & \text { Kim's points } \
\text { House } & 20 & 15 & 18 & 20 \
\text { Car } & 10 & 12 & 10 & 5 \
\text { Painting } & 10 & 8 & 12 & 15 \
\text { Fumiture } & 5 & 10 & 10 & 5 \
\text { Money } & 55 & 55 & 50 & 55
\end{array}$

Question

Four heirs need to make a fair division of the property left in an estate. The objects and the point values assigned to them are given below. If the heirs want to use the trimming procedure, with the order Chris, Kelly, Dana, and Kim, would the house need to be sold? $\begin{array} { lccc} 
\text { Object } & \text { Chris's points } & \text { Kelly's points } & \text { Dana's points } & \text { Kim's points } \
\text { House } & 20 & 15 & 18 & 20 \
\text { Car } & 10 & 12 & 10 & 5 \
\text { Painting } & 10 & 8 & 12 & 15 \
\text { Fumiture } & 5 & 10 & 10 & 5 \
\text { Money } & 55 & 55 & 50 & 55
\end{array}$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The total points for each heir are as follows:
- Chris: 100 points
- Kelly: 100 points
- Dana: 100 points
- Kim: 105 points

In order to use the trimming procedure, all four heirs need to have the same total points or be within one point of each other. This is not the case here since Kim has 5 more points than the other heirs. Therefore, the house would likely need to be sold in order to make a fair division of the estate.

Four Heirs Need to Make a Fair Division of the Property