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Game Theory and Strategy · End Term · 31 Aug 2025 · May 2025 term · Set QDB1

Question 34: Creditor 1 with claim 400 units gets

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A man dies, leaving an estate worth 500 units. The deceased has two creditors; one’s claim is 400 units, and the other’s claim, 300 units. The division of the estate between them is carried out according to the contested garment principle.
Based on the above data, answer the given subquestions.

Creditor 1 with claim 400 units gets

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Correct answer: 300

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Question 34 of 39 in the IIT Madras BS Game Theory and Strategy (Game Theory) End Term paper sat on 31 Aug 2025, in the May 2025 term (IIT M DEGREE AN EXAM QDB3 31 Aug 2025). It carries 1 mark.

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