>>>>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 :)
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>You explain the other guys why this should be so.
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>You could also pose the question as: "...John got $7, Bill got $1. Why did they share this way?"

Just basic maths, I kicked myself hard for not getting it right.