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A program gives computers to families with schools with middle-aged children. They have a certain number of computers to distribute fairly between several families. How many computers should each family get? 1. One month the program has 8 computers. The families have these numbers of school-aged children: 4,2,6,2,2.

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Answer:


\text{2, 1, 3, 1, 1}

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\text{There are a total of 8 computers and 16 school-aged children,} \\\text{therefore there must be 2 children per computer.}\\(16)/(8)=2 \text{ (As shown)}\\\text{The families each with 4, 2, 6, 2, 2 children should get;}\\\text{2, 1, 3, 1, 1 computers respectively.}

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