>>>John brought 5 bottles of beer, Bill brought 3 bottles, when I came. So, we drank this beer together and then I gave them $8 (all I had at this moment). How should they divide this sum?
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>>$7 for John, / $1 for Bill.
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>And * for you :)
You explain the other guys
why this should be so.
You could also pose the question as: "...John got $7, Bill got $1. Why did they share this way?"
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