SOLUTION: You won 60000 in the lottery. You keep 1/3 and divide the rest equally among your 5 brother and your 3 teachers. Each of thier shares amount to how much?
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Question 989056: You won 60000 in the lottery. You keep 1/3 and divide the rest equally among your 5 brother and your 3 teachers. Each of thier shares amount to how much? Found 2 solutions by Boreal, macston:Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! You keep a third or 20,000
Equal division of the remaining 40,000 is among 8 people
40,000/8=$5,000 each.
You can put this solution on YOUR website! .
You divide 2/3 among 8 people, so each gets 1/8 of 2/3 or: =1/12
(1/12)(60000)=5000
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ANSWER: Each share is 5000.
