Question

group of winning ticket holders share equally in a ​$35 comma 000 comma 000 lottery. Before the money is​ divided, two more winning ticket holders are declared. As a​ result, each​ person's share is reduced by ​$2 comma 000 comma 000. How many people were in the original group of​ winners?

Answer 1

The answer is: The original group of lottery winners was made up of 5 people.

Step-by-step explanation:

The total prize amount was $35,000,000 with each original winning ticket holder earning $7,000,000.

$35,000,000 / 5 = $7,000,000 for each winner

When 2 more winning ticket holders show up, the total prize has to be redivided to include them.

$35,000,000 / 7 = $5,000,000 for each winner