1 year ago

Is it possible to split a jackpot of $2,783,000 equally among 9 winners? Explain your answer.

Mathematics

1 answer:

Katena32 [7]1 year ago

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Answer:

No it isnt possible

Step-by-step explanation:

it is not because 2,783,000 is not divisible by 9

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