SOLUTION: An inheritance of $1,500,000 is to be divided among Scott, Tricia and Alice in the following manner: Alice is to get 1/2 of what Scott bets, and Tricia is to get 3/4 of what Scott

Question 409522: An inheritance of $1,500,000 is to be divided among Scott, Tricia and Alice in the following manner: Alice is to get 1/2 of what Scott bets, and Tricia is to get 3/4 of what Scott gets. How much does each receive?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
given:
(1)
(2)
(3)
by substitution:
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
(3)
and, from (1):

and, from (2),

Alice gets $333,333.33
Tricia gets $500
Scott gets $666,666.67

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