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
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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):
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and, from (1):
and, from (2),
Alice gets $333,333.33
Tricia gets $500
Scott gets $666,666.67
