A group of 9 people won 1/5

Question

of a $4,500 prize. How much money did each person in the group win?

Answer 1

To determine how much each person in the group won, we first need to calculate the total amount won by the group. The group won \( \frac{1}{5} \) of a $4,500 prize.

First, we calculate \( \frac{1}{5} \) of $4,500:

\[ \frac{1}{5} \times 4500 = 900 \]

So, the group won a total of $900.

Now, to find out how much each person in the group of 9 people won, we divide the total amount by the number of people:

\[ \frac{900}{9} = 100 \]

Thus, each person in the group won $100.