Question

6. A competition have total 15000 cash award. First prize gets 0.52 of the money Second prize gets 0.30 of the money. Third prize gets 0.18 of the money a) Work out how much they each get b) Show how you can check the answer is correct.

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Answer 1

a) First prize: .52($15,000) = $7,800

Second prize: .30($15,000) = $4,500

Third prize: .18($15,000) = $2,700

b) $7,800 + $4,500 + $2,700 = $15,000