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Assign a variable to the number of eggs Mia has, say <math>m</math>.  Then, because we are given that Sofia has twice the number of eggs Mia has, Sofia has <math>2m</math> eggs, and Pablo, having three times the number of eggs as Sofia, has <math>6m</math> eggs.
 
Assign a variable to the number of eggs Mia has, say <math>m</math>.  Then, because we are given that Sofia has twice the number of eggs Mia has, Sofia has <math>2m</math> eggs, and Pablo, having three times the number of eggs as Sofia, has <math>6m</math> eggs.
  
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For them to all have the same number of eggs, they must each have <math>\frac{m+2m+6m}{3} = 3m</math> eggs.  This means Pablo must give <math>2m</math> eggs to Mia and a <math>m</math> eggs to Sofia, so the answer is <math>\frac{m}{6m} = \boxed{(B) \frac{1}{6}}</math>
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For them to all have the same number of eggs, they must each have <math>\frac{m+2m+6m}{3} = 3m</math> eggs.  This means Pablo must give <math>2m</math> eggs to Mia and a <math>m</math> eggs to Sofia, so the answer is <math>\frac{m}{6m} = \boxed{(B) \frac{1}{6}}</math>

Revision as of 12:52, 4 February 2015

Problem

Pablo, Sofia, and Mia got some candy eggs at a party. Pablo had three times as many eggs as Sofia, and Sofia had twice as many eggs as Mia. Pablo decides to give some of his eggs to Sofia and Mia so that all three will have the same number of eggs. What fraction of his eggs should Pablo give to Sofia?

$\textbf{(A)}\ \frac{1}{12}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{1}{6}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{1}{4}\qquad\textbf{(D)}}\ \frac{1}{3}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \frac{1}{2}$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)

Solution

Assign a variable to the number of eggs Mia has, say $m$. Then, because we are given that Sofia has twice the number of eggs Mia has, Sofia has $2m$ eggs, and Pablo, having three times the number of eggs as Sofia, has $6m$ eggs.

For them to all have the same number of eggs, they must each have $\frac{m+2m+6m}{3} = 3m$ eggs. This means Pablo must give $2m$ eggs to Mia and a $m$ eggs to Sofia, so the answer is $\frac{m}{6m} = \boxed{(B) \frac{1}{6}}$

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