document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1184559>Question 1184559</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Rahim, Melvin, Norman and Pramesh shared a pizza.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The ratio of the pizza eaten by Melvin to the total eaten by the rest of them was 1:4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The ratio of the pizza eaten by Rahim to the total eaten by the rest of them was 1:3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Norman and Pramesh ate the same amount of pizza.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the ratio of the pizza eaten by Rahim the pizza eaten by Melvin to the pizza<BR>\n" );
document.write( "eaten by Norman. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(1) The ratio of the pizza eaten by Melvin to the total eaten by the rest of them was 1:4.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That means Melvin ate 1/(1+4) = 1/5 of the pizza.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) The ratio of the pizza eaten by Rahim to the total eaten by the rest of them was 1:3.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That means Rahim ate 1/(1+3) = 1/4 of the pizza.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) Norman and Pramesh ate the same amount of pizza.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Together Melvin and Rahim ate (1/5)+1/4) = (4/20)+(5/20) = 9/20 of the pizza, so 11/20 was left for Norman and Pramesh.  So Norman and Pramesh each ate 11/40 of the pizza.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rahim: 1/4 = 10/40 of the pizza<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Melvin: 1/5 = 8/40 of the pizza<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Norman: 11/40 of the pizza<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: Rahim:Melvin:Norman = 10:8:11<br><BR>\n" );
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