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In a 4- team tournament, the winner gets 1/2 of the proceeds, the second-place team gets 1/4 of the proceeds, and the remaining proceeds are shared equally among the other two teams. Write the expression that shows what portion of the procedds p each team will receive.
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Of course! I'll be happy to help you step by step.
To write the expression that shows what portion of the proceeds each team will receive, we'll break it down into three parts: the winner, the second-place team, and the remaining two teams.
1. The winner gets 1/2 of the proceeds.
To calculate the portion of the proceeds for the winner, you can multiply the total proceeds (p) by 1/2: (1/2) * p.
2. The second-place team gets 1/4 of the proceeds.
Similar to the first step, you can calculate the portion of proceeds for the second-place team by multiplying the total proceeds (p) by 1/4: (1/4) * p.
3. The remaining proceeds are shared equally among the other two teams.
Since there are two remaining teams, we need to divide the remaining proceeds equally between them. To do this, we take the remaining proceeds, which is (p - [(1/2) * p + (1/4) * p]), and divide it by 2: [(p - ((1/2) * p + (1/4) * p)) / 2].
Putting it all together, the expression that shows what portion of the proceeds (p) each team will receive is:
Winner: (1/2) * p
Second-place team: (1/4) * p
Remaining two teams: [(p - ((1/2) * p + (1/4) * p)) / 2]