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Mark, Tim, Maia, and Kelly are dividing a cake among themselves using the lone-divider method. The divider divides the cake into four slices
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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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