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Three business partners, Alex, Ben, and Carlos, shared all the revenue from a joint business venture. If Alex received exactly 3/5 of the total revenue, how much money did Carlos receive?

(1) Carlos received exactly 1/3 the amount received by Ben.

(2) Ben received exactly half of the $1,800,000 received by Alex.


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From the premise we can conclude that Alex receives 3/5 of the total revenue and Ben and Carlos combined received 2/5 of the total revenue.

Statement 1

(1) Carlos received exactly 1/3 the amount received by Ben.

Let's assume Carlos received 3x, Ben received x. However, the statement alone is not sufficient to find the amount of money Carlos recevied.

Statement 2

(2) Ben received exactly half of the $1,800,000 received by Alex.

As Alex received 3/5th of the revenue, $1,800,000 represents that amount.

From this information we can find 2/5 th of the revenue that Ben and Carlos jointly received.

Statement 2 also tells us that Ben received $900,000. Hence, the remaining amount was received by Carlos.

Therefore, the information provided in Statement 2 alone is sufficient to find the amount Carlos received.

Option B
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