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Chapter 4, Problem 61

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Exercises 61 and 62 are based on the following story: Mom found an open box of her childrens favorite candy bars. She decides to apportion the candy bars among her three youngest children according to the number of minutes each child spent doing homework during the week. (a) Suppose that there were 11 candy bars in the box. Giventhat Bob did homework for a total of 54 minutes,Peter did homework for a total of 243 minutes, andRon did homework for a total of 703 minutes, apportionthe 11 candy bars among the children using Hamiltonsmethod.(b) Suppose that before mom hands out the candy bars,the children decide to spend a little extra time onhomework. Bob puts in an extra 2 minutes (for a totalof 56 minutes), Peter an extra 12 minutes (for a total of255 minutes), and Ron an extra 86 minutes (for a totalof 789 minutes). Using these new totals, apportionthe 11 candy bars among the children using Hamiltonsmethod.

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