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pragya sharda

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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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Reply #1 on: May 5, 2020
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Reply #2 on: May 5, 2020
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


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Reply #3 on: May 5, 2020
{s2, s3}


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Reply #4 on: May 5, 2020
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


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Reply #5 on: May 5, 2020
A gets s2; B gets s1; C gets s3; D gets s4.


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Reply #6 on: May 5, 2020
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


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Reply #7 on: May 5, 2020
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Reply #8 on: May 5, 2020
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


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Reply #9 on: May 5, 2020
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