Question

Three people invest in a treasure dive, each investing the amount listed below. The dive results in 40 gold coins. Apportion those coins to the investors using Hamilton's apportionment method. Alice: $7,600 Ben: $5,900 Carlos: $1,400
O The apportionment is Alice: 18 coins, Ben: 16 coins, and Carlos: 6 coins

O The apportionment is Alice: 20 coins, Ben: 16 coins, and Carlos: 4 coins

O The apportionment is Alice: 20 coins, Ben: 15 coins, and Carlos: 5 coins

O The apportionment is Alice: 20 coins, Ben: 15 coins, and Carlos: 3 coins

Answer 1

Answer:

Alice: 20 coins, Ben: 16 coins, and Carlos: 4 coins.

Step-by-step explanation:

We know that the dive results in 40 gold coins.

We know that:

Alice: $7,600 Ben: $5,900 Carlos: $1,400.

So they have $ 14900 in total.

Now we will divide that money by 40.

$x=\frac{14900}{40}\\\\x=372.5$

So 1 gold coin costs $ 372.5. Now we will calculate how much they can get for the money they have.

$A=\frac{7600}{372.5}=20.4\\\\B=\frac{5900}{372.5}=15.8\\\\C=\frac{1400}{372.5}=3.75$

We conclude that:

Alice: 20 coins, Ben: 16 coins, and Carlos: 4 coins.