Question

A man has 6 kids - 2 boys and 4 girls. On his Will, it states the boys get double the amount the girls get, but each gender gets an equal amount. How much (in percent) does each child get?

Answer 1

lets take b amount for a boy and g amount for a girl
then,
2b=4g
b=2g

then,
100/6 % per girl
100/6*2% per boy

16.67% per girl
33.33% per boy

Answer 2

that adds up to more than 100% though?

each gender gets exactly half:
2 boys -> 50%
split it 2 ways , each boy gets 25%

4 girls -> 50%
split it 4 ways, each girl gets 12.5%

and because there are twice as many girls the boys each get double