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At the end of the lease on their apartment, Toni and Terry decide to rent separate places and so must make a fair division of the property they purchased together. The items to be divided and the point values each person places on them are given below. $$\begin{array} { l l l }
\text { Item } & \text { Toni's points } & \text { Terry's points } \
\text { CD player } & 15 & 20 \
\text { Sofa } & 30 & 25 \
\text { Microwave } & 20 & 25 \
\text { TV } & 35 & 30
\end{array}$$
-If Toni and Terry use the adjusted winner procedure to divide the property, what will Terry end with?
A) CD player, microwave, and TV
B) CD player, microwave, and 1/6 TV
C) CD player and microwave only
D) CD player, microwave, and 4/13 TV

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At the end of the lease on their apartment, Toni and Terry decide to rent separate places and so must make a fair division of the property they purchased together. The items to be divided and the point values each person places on them are given below. $$\begin{array} { l l l } 
\text { Item } & \text { Toni's points } & \text { Terry's points } \
\text { CD player } & 15 & 20 \
\text { Sofa } & 30 & 25 \
\text { Microwave } & 20 & 25 \
\text { TV } & 35 & 30
\end{array}$$
-If Toni and Terry use the adjusted winner procedure to divide the property, what will Terry end with?
A) CD player, microwave, and TV
B) CD player, microwave, and 1/6 TV
C) CD player and microwave only
D) CD player, microwave, and 4/13 TV

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To use the adjusted winner procedure, each person adds up the points of the items they want to claim. Terry has the higher total, so he is referred to as the "adjusted winner." To make the division fair, Toni then gets to choose which items she wants first. She can choose the CD player (worth 15 points) or the microwave (worth 20 points). If she chooses the CD player, Terry would get the microwave, the TV (30 points), and 4/13 of the sofa (since he already has 55 points, and the sofa is worth 55 points total). If Toni chooses the microwave, Terry would get the CD player, the TV, and 1/6 of the sofa (since he already has 70 points, and the sofa is worth 180 points total). Therefore, Terry will end up with the CD player, the microwave, and 4/13 of the TV, which is choice D.

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