SOLUTION: suppose a cake is divided into three portions,one for you.one for your friend and one four your neighbor.if you get twice as much as your friend get twice as much as your neighbor,

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Question 993975: suppose a cake is divided into three portions,one for you.one for your friend and one four your neighbor.if you get twice as much as your friend get twice as much as your neighbor,what portion of the cake do you get?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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suppose a cake is divided into three portions,one for you.one for your friend and one for your neighbor.
if you get twice as much as your friend and your friend gets twice as much as your neighbor,what portion of the cake do you get?
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Let neighbor get x
Friend gets 2x
You get 4x
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Ans:: 4x/(7x) = 4/7 (portion you get)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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