Garrett and two of his friends, Justin and Derek, won first place for a marketing case competition. They received an amount of $2,400, however, they decided to share the prize in the ratio of the amount of time each of them spent on the marketing case. If Garrett spent 2 hours, Justin spent 6 hours, and Derek spent 4 hours, what would be each person's share of the prize?

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Garrett and two of his friends, Justin and Derek, won first place for a marketing case
competition. They received an amount of $2,400, however, they decided to share the
prize in the ratio of the amount of time each of them spent on the marketing case. If
Garrett spent 2 hours, Justin spent 6 hours, and Derek spent 4 hours, what would be
each person's share of the prize?
Transcribed Image Text:Garrett and two of his friends, Justin and Derek, won first place for a marketing case competition. They received an amount of $2,400, however, they decided to share the prize in the ratio of the amount of time each of them spent on the marketing case. If Garrett spent 2 hours, Justin spent 6 hours, and Derek spent 4 hours, what would be each person's share of the prize?
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