Assume That Bob, Carol, Ted, and Alice View a Cake

question 120

Essay

Assume that Bob, Carol, Ted, and Alice view a cake as shown below: Notice that each player views the cake as having 16 units of value. Assume that the four players use the last-diminisher method to divide the cake among themselves. Give a step-by-step description of the cuts made and the pieces with which each player exits assuming that the order in which they proceed is Bob, then Carol, then Ted, and then Alice.

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