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ndeye,awa, sainabou and mustapha shared £68 so that for every 1 that mustapha gets, sainabou gets 2 and for every £3 that sainabou gets, ndeye gets 4. How much does sainabou gets?​

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In this unique sharing arrangement among friends, Sainabou does not receive any money.

In this unique sharing arrangement, Sainabou receives £2 for every £1 Mustapha receives.

Therefore, if Mustapha receives £x, Sainabou will receive £2x.

Now, for every £3 that Sainabou receives, Ndeye gets 4 times that amount, which is £3 * 4 = £12.

Therefore, if Sainabou receives £y, Ndeye will receive £12y.

The remaining amount after Mustapha, Sainabou, and Ndeye have received their shares will go to Awa.

The total amount to be shared is £68.

So, we have the equation: Mustapha's share (£x) + Sainabou's share (£2x) + Ndeye's share (£12y) + Awa's share (£57) = Total amount (£68).

Combining like terms, we get: £x + £2x + £12y + £57 = £68.

Simplifying the equation, we have: £3x + £12y + £57 = £68.

Subtracting £57 from both sides of the equation, we have: £3x + £12y = £11.

From the given information, we know that y = 1 because for every £3 that Sainabou receives, Ndeye gets 4 times that amount.

Substituting y = 1 into the equation, we have: £3x + £12(1) = £11.

Simplifying the equation, we get: £3x + £12 = £11.

Subtracting £12 from both sides of the equation, we have: £3x = -£1.

Dividing both sides of the equation by £3, we have: x = -£1/£3 = -£0.33.

Since the amount of money cannot be negative, we can conclude that Mustapha does not receive any money in this unique sharing arrangement.

Therefore, the amount that Sainabou receives is £2 * £0 = £0.

So, Sainabou does not receive any money in this unique sharing arrangement.

The probable question may be:

Ndeye, Awa, Sainabou, and Mustapha decided to share £68 among themselves. They have a unique way of distributing the money. For every £1 that Mustapha receives, Sainabou gets 2, and for every £3 that Sainabou receives, Ndeye gets 4.

Additional Information:

Ndeye, Awa, Sainabou, and Mustapha, being good friends, wanted to ensure that everyone gets a fair share of the £68. Mustapha's portion is the base, and Sainabou's share is twice that. Further, for every £3 that Sainabou receives, Ndeye's share is 4 times that amount.

Table of Shares:

+-----------+---------------------+

| Person | Share (£) |

+-----------+---------------------+

| Mustapha | £1 |

| Sainabou | £2 (2 times Mustapha)|

| Ndeye | £8 (4 times Sainabou)|

| Awa | £57 (Remaining amount)|

+-----------+---------------------+

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