SOLUTION: An inheritance of $2,000,000 is to be divided among Scott, Alice, and Tricia in the following manner: Alice is to receive 9/10 of what Scott gets, while Tricia gets 1/10 of what Sc
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Question 1084988: An inheritance of $2,000,000 is to be divided among Scott, Alice, and Tricia in the following manner: Alice is to receive 9/10 of what Scott gets, while Tricia gets 1/10 of what Scott gets. How much does each receive? (Show work so I know how answer was found. Thanks!)
Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A = 9/10S
T = 1/10S
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A+T+S = 2,000,000 substitute for A and T
9/10S+1/10S+S = 2,000,000
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Now, 9/10+1/10 = 10/10 = 1 so we now have S+S = 2S
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2S = 2,000,000
S = 1,000,000 this is Scott's portion
1,000,000*9/10 = 900,000 this is Alice's portion
1,000,000*1/10 = 100,000 this is Tricia's portion
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