The optimal way of dividing the bet three ways

If I bet ##s## with Svetlana, ##r## with Roberto, and ##j## with Jeff, my earnings would be, if USA wins, ##-s+2r+ \frac 5 4 j##, if England wins, ##s-r+\frac 5 4 j##, if China wins, ## s+2r-j##, where ##s+r+j=$100##. I think that "the optimal way ... that ensures the largest... Read more