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

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

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=(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=(7600)/(372.5)=20.4\\\\B=(5900)/(372.5)=15.8\\\\C=(1400)/(372.5)=3.75\\`

We conclude that:

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