Four players (A, B, C, and D) agree to divide a cake fairly using ...

[pragya sharda]

Four players (A, B, C, and D) agree to divide a cake fairly using the lone divider method. The table below shows how each player values each of the four slices that have been cut by the divider.

Assuming all players play honestly, which player was the divider?
◦ A
◦ B
◦ C
◦ D
◦ The divider cannot be determined from the information given.

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[madam-professor]

Four players (A, B, C, and D) agree to divide a cake fairly using the lone divider method. The table below shows how each player values each of the four slices that have been cut by the divider.

Assuming she plays honestly, what should be player A's declaration?
◦ {s₁, s₂, s₃, s₄}
◦ {s₂}
◦ {s₃}
◦ {s₂, s₃}
◦ none of these

[emilymalinowski12]

{s₂, s₃}

[joesmith1212]

Four players (A, B, C, and D) agree to divide a cake fairly using the lone divider method. The table below shows how each player values each of the four slices that have been cut by the divider.

Which of the following is a fair division of the cake?
◦ A gets s₂; B gets s₁; C gets s₃; D gets s₄.
◦ A gets s₃; B gets s₁; C gets s₄; D gets s₂.
◦ A gets s₂; B gets s₄; C gets s₃; D gets s₁.
◦ A gets s₃; B gets s₂; C gets s₄; D gets s₁.
◦ none of these

[diesoon]

A gets s₂; B gets s₁; C gets s₃; D gets s₄.

[V@ndy87]

Four players (A, B, C, and D) agree to divide a cake fairly using the lone divider method. The table below shows how each player values each of the four slices that have been cut by the divider.

Using the lone-divider method, how many different fair divisions of this cake are possible?
◦ 0
◦ 1
◦ 2
◦ 3
◦ none of these

[jessicaduplan]

1

[APUS57]

Five players (A, B, C, D, and E) agree to divide a cake fairly using the lone divider method. The table below shows how each player values each of the five slices that have been cut by the divider.

Assuming all players play honestly, which player was the divider?
◦ A
◦ B
◦ C
◦ D
◦ E

[brittiany.barnes]

D