Excursions In Modern Mathematics, 9th Edition
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Author: Tannenbaum
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 47E
Anne, Bette, and Chia jointly own a flower shop. They can’t get along anymore and decide to break up the partnership using the method of sealed bids, with the understanding that one of them will get the flower shop and the other two will get cash. Anne bids $210,000, Bette bids $240,000, and Chia bids $225,000. How much money do Anne and Chia each get from Bette for their third share of the flower shop?
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