Using proportions, considering that they spent $n to buy the ticket, each friend received an amount in dollars of [tex]\frac{n}{3}[/tex].
What is a proportion?
A proportion is a fraction of a total amount, and the measures are related using a rule of three.
In this problem, we consider that they spent $n to buy the ticket. Since there are 3 friends and the amounts were divided evenly, each friend received an amount in dollars of [tex]\frac{n}{3}[/tex].
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