$20,000 Question

Question

If 5 people split $20,000 and 1 of them gets twice as much as the other 4, how much would each person get?

Answer 1

4 get 20,000/6 = $3,333 each

1 gets 2x3333= $6,667

rounded off to nearest dollar

or 4 get $3,333.33

and 1 gets $6,666.67

rounded off to nearest cent

or 4 get $3,333.33

and 1 gets $6,666.66

with a big fist fight over who gets the 1 penny left over

maybe they'll cut it in pieces, 6 pieces, 4 get 1 piece each

1/6 of the penny and 1 gets 2 pieces, 2/3 of a penny

or maybe you meant one of the 4 gets twice what the other 4 got combined

then

1 gets 2/3 of 20K = $13,333

and each of the other 4 get 20K/12= 6667/4= $1,667