Excursions In Modern Mathematics, 9th Edition

9th Edition

ISBN: 9780134494142

Author: Tannenbaum

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 3, Problem 25E

Mark, Tim, Maia, and Kelly are dividing a cake among themselves using the lone-divider method. The divider divides the cake into four slices ( s 1 , s 2 , s 3 , and s 4 ) . T a b l e 3 - 1 8 shows the values of the slices to each player expressed as a percent of the total value of the cake.

Table 3 − 1 8


Mark	20%	32%	28%	20%
Tim	25%	25%	25%	25%
Maia	15%	15%	30%	40%
Kelly	24%	24%	24%	28%

a. Who was the divider?

b. Find a fair division of the cake.

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