If 8 people share a winning lottery ticket and divide the cash prize equally, what percent of the prize do 2 of them together receive?

(A) 8%
(B) 10%
(C) 20%
(D) 25%
(E) 40%

2 out of 8 people sharing the prize is 2/8 or 25% of the people sharing the prize

Answered by kayt91 | 2024-06-10

If 8 people share a winning lottery ticket and divide the cash prize equally, 2 of them together would receive 25 percent of the prize.
What is percentage?
A percentage is a number or ratio that can be expressed as a fraction of 100.
We need to calculate 2 people's share in the cash price won by 8 people.
It is:
8 2 ​ ∗ 100 = 4 100 ​ = 25
The two of them receive 25% of the price together.
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Answered by Anj17 | 2024-06-16

When 8 people equally share a winning lottery ticket, each person gets 12.5% of the prize. Therefore, two people together receive 25% of the prize. The correct option is (D) 25%.
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Answered by Anj17 | 2024-09-27