Three people pool their money to buy lottery tickets. The first person put in $20, the second $25, and the third $30. One of their tickets was a winning ticket. If they won $6.3 million, what was the first person's share of the winnings (in dollars)?

Answer 1

First, we need to find the total amount of money pooled together by the three people:

$20 + $25 + $30 = $75

Next, we need to find the first person's share of the winnings based on the percentage of money they contributed:

First person's contribution: $20
Total contribution: $75
Percentage of contribution: $20 / $75 = 0.2667

Finally, we calculate the first person's share of the winnings:

First person's share = 0.2667 * $6.3 million
First person's share = $1,678,310

Therefore, the first person's share of the winnings was $1,678,310.