Question

Ahmed and Caitlyn want to split a bag of candy and decide to use the divider-chooser method. The bag contains 100 Snickers, 100 Milky Ways, and 100 Reese's, which Ahmed values at $2, $1, and $5 respectively. If Ahmed is the divider, find a possible division that is consistent with his value system. In this division, one half contains:

a. 40 Snickers, 50 Milky Ways, 50 Reese's
b. 30 Snickers, 75 Milky Ways, 25 Reese's
c. 50 Snickers, 25 Milky Ways, 75 ways
d. None of the above

Answer 1

The possible division that is consistent with Ahmed's value system is 40 Snickers, 50 Milky Ways, 50 Reese's.

Step-by-step explanation:

A possible division that is consistent with Ahmed's value system would be:

a. 40 Snickers, 50 Milky Ways, 50 Reese's

This division would give Ahmed a value of $120 for the Snickers, $50 for the Milky Ways, and $250 for the Reese's, which aligns with his values of $2 for a Snickers, $1 for a Milky Way, and $5 for a Reese's.

Therefore, the correct answer is a. 40 Snickers, 50 Milky Ways, 50 Reese's.