document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=163244>Question 163244</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Three people put their money together to buy lottery tickets.  The first person put in $20, the second person put in $25 and the third person put in $30.  One of their tickets was a winning ticket.  If they won $15 million, what was the first person's share of the jackpot? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "20:25:30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In lowest terms, that would be,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4:5:6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "which happens to sum to 15.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The person who put in $20, would share 4/15ths of the jackpot, or $4,000,000.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The person who put in $25, would share 5/15ths of the jackpot, or $5,000,000.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The person who put in $30, would share 6/15ths of the jackpot, or $6,000,000.<BR>\n" );
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