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There are two people eating bread. One of them has 5 loaves of bread; the other one has 3. They invited a third person to eat with them. They ate all 8 loaves of bread, and out of appreciation he gave them 8 cents.



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There are two people eating bread. One of them has 5 loaves of bread; the other one has 3. They invited a third person to eat with them. They ate all 8 loaves of bread, and out of appreciation he gave them 8 cents.



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  • Who gave away the 8 cents?
    – hat
    39 mins ago










  • @hat The third person I would think
    – deep thought
    37 mins ago


















  • Who gave away the 8 cents?
    – hat
    39 mins ago










  • @hat The third person I would think
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    37 mins ago
















Who gave away the 8 cents?
– hat
39 mins ago




Who gave away the 8 cents?
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39 mins ago












@hat The third person I would think
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@hat The third person I would think
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They should




not divide it 5:3, as you might think, but rather 7:1.




The reason being




Although the first person provided 5 loaves and the second person 3, they each also ate some of their own loaves. If we assume they each ate an equal amount, then they each ate 8/3. So, the first person really provided 5 - 8/3 = 7/3, and the second person provided just 3 - 8/3 = 1/3. So, out of the 8 cents the third person gave, the first person should get 7 cents, and the second person 1.







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    Isn’t it just:




    The first person gets 5 cents as he bought 5 loaves




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    The second person gets 3 cents as he bought 3 loaves







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    • I doubt it's as simple as that.
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    I would have assumed that since, evenly divided, each participant ate about 2 and 2/3 a loaf, and since the first person came with three, one loaf was provided by the first person and 1 and 2/3 provided by the other. Therefore if each 1/3 is a cent the first person would receive three cents and the second person five cents as suggested above.




    But, in case it's far more convoluted than that..




    The first sentence indicates only two people were eating bread. Although the third person was invited to eat, there's no indication he actually ate anything.. Therefore the 8 cents are divided evenly, 4 cents to each person.







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    They should




    not divide it 5:3, as you might think, but rather 7:1.




    The reason being




    Although the first person provided 5 loaves and the second person 3, they each also ate some of their own loaves. If we assume they each ate an equal amount, then they each ate 8/3. So, the first person really provided 5 - 8/3 = 7/3, and the second person provided just 3 - 8/3 = 1/3. So, out of the 8 cents the third person gave, the first person should get 7 cents, and the second person 1.







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      They should




      not divide it 5:3, as you might think, but rather 7:1.




      The reason being




      Although the first person provided 5 loaves and the second person 3, they each also ate some of their own loaves. If we assume they each ate an equal amount, then they each ate 8/3. So, the first person really provided 5 - 8/3 = 7/3, and the second person provided just 3 - 8/3 = 1/3. So, out of the 8 cents the third person gave, the first person should get 7 cents, and the second person 1.







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        They should




        not divide it 5:3, as you might think, but rather 7:1.




        The reason being




        Although the first person provided 5 loaves and the second person 3, they each also ate some of their own loaves. If we assume they each ate an equal amount, then they each ate 8/3. So, the first person really provided 5 - 8/3 = 7/3, and the second person provided just 3 - 8/3 = 1/3. So, out of the 8 cents the third person gave, the first person should get 7 cents, and the second person 1.







        share|improve this answer












        They should




        not divide it 5:3, as you might think, but rather 7:1.




        The reason being




        Although the first person provided 5 loaves and the second person 3, they each also ate some of their own loaves. If we assume they each ate an equal amount, then they each ate 8/3. So, the first person really provided 5 - 8/3 = 7/3, and the second person provided just 3 - 8/3 = 1/3. So, out of the 8 cents the third person gave, the first person should get 7 cents, and the second person 1.








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            Isn’t it just:




            The first person gets 5 cents as he bought 5 loaves




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            The second person gets 3 cents as he bought 3 loaves







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            The second person gets 3 cents as he bought 3 loaves







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            The first person gets 5 cents as he bought 5 loaves




            And:




            The second person gets 3 cents as he bought 3 loaves








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            • I doubt it's as simple as that.
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            I doubt it's as simple as that.
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            I doubt it's as simple as that.
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            I would have assumed that since, evenly divided, each participant ate about 2 and 2/3 a loaf, and since the first person came with three, one loaf was provided by the first person and 1 and 2/3 provided by the other. Therefore if each 1/3 is a cent the first person would receive three cents and the second person five cents as suggested above.




            But, in case it's far more convoluted than that..




            The first sentence indicates only two people were eating bread. Although the third person was invited to eat, there's no indication he actually ate anything.. Therefore the 8 cents are divided evenly, 4 cents to each person.







            share|improve this answer





















            • all 3persons were eating :)
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            I would have assumed that since, evenly divided, each participant ate about 2 and 2/3 a loaf, and since the first person came with three, one loaf was provided by the first person and 1 and 2/3 provided by the other. Therefore if each 1/3 is a cent the first person would receive three cents and the second person five cents as suggested above.




            But, in case it's far more convoluted than that..




            The first sentence indicates only two people were eating bread. Although the third person was invited to eat, there's no indication he actually ate anything.. Therefore the 8 cents are divided evenly, 4 cents to each person.







            share|improve this answer





















            • all 3persons were eating :)
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            I would have assumed that since, evenly divided, each participant ate about 2 and 2/3 a loaf, and since the first person came with three, one loaf was provided by the first person and 1 and 2/3 provided by the other. Therefore if each 1/3 is a cent the first person would receive three cents and the second person five cents as suggested above.




            But, in case it's far more convoluted than that..




            The first sentence indicates only two people were eating bread. Although the third person was invited to eat, there's no indication he actually ate anything.. Therefore the 8 cents are divided evenly, 4 cents to each person.







            share|improve this answer













            I would have assumed that since, evenly divided, each participant ate about 2 and 2/3 a loaf, and since the first person came with three, one loaf was provided by the first person and 1 and 2/3 provided by the other. Therefore if each 1/3 is a cent the first person would receive three cents and the second person five cents as suggested above.




            But, in case it's far more convoluted than that..




            The first sentence indicates only two people were eating bread. Although the third person was invited to eat, there's no indication he actually ate anything.. Therefore the 8 cents are divided evenly, 4 cents to each person.








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