The payout from winning a lottery varies inversely as the number of winners. If Alexis and her 7 co-workers each receive a $4.65 million payout, what would the payout check have been if it was just Alexis and her two favorite co-workers?
a. $16.275 million
b.$111.6 million
c. $13.95 million
d. $12.4 million
The total payout of $4.65 million is divided among 8 winners in the first scenario (Alexis and her 7 co-workers), so each winner receives $4.65 million / 8 = $0.58125 million each.
If it was just Alexis and her two favorite co-workers, the total payout would be divided among 3 winners, so each winner would receive $4.65 million / 3 = $1.55 million each.
Therefore, the payout check would have been $1.55 million if it was just Alexis and her two favorite co-workers.
The answer is not provided in the options, but the correct calculation based on the information given is $1.55 million.