Saturday, December 27, 2008
Puzzle - Money for muffins
On an outing Freddy joined Francis and Steven for refreshment. Freddy had lost his muffins while Francis had four and Steven had six. They decided to share and share alike provided Freddy contributed five dollars to them. Freddy agreed, handed the five dollars, and they all ate an equal share.
But how did Francis and Steven share the money. Did Francis get two dollars and Steven get three, for their four and six muffins respectively.
Would you be the arbitrator ?
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Freddy ate three and a third muffins, the same as Francis and Steven, and he paid five dollars. Thus each muffin costs one and a half dollars. So Francis should get one dollar while Steven should get four dollars, since they ate three and a third muffins each, giving two thirds and two and two thirds respectively to Freddy for his five dollars.