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Alice and Bob went walking in the desert.
Alice had two gallons of water and Bob had three gallons.
They met Charlie who had no water at all and they all (Alice, Bob, and Charlie) shared the five gallons of water evenly.
As a token of his gratitude, Charlie gave them five gold coins.
What is the fair way to split these five coins?




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Alice and Bob went walking in the desert.
Alice had two gallons of water and Bob had three gallons.
They met Charlie who had no water at all and they all (Alice, Bob, and Charlie) shared the five gallons of water evenly.
As a token of his gratitude, Charlie gave them five gold coins.
What is the fair way to split these five coins?




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Alice and Bob went walking in the desert.
Alice had two gallons of water and Bob had three gallons.
They met Charlie who had no water at all and they all (Alice, Bob, and Charlie) shared the five gallons of water evenly.
As a token of his gratitude, Charlie gave them five gold coins.
What is the fair way to split these five coins?




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Alice and Bob went walking in the desert.
Alice had two gallons of water and Bob had three gallons.
They met Charlie who had no water at all and they all (Alice, Bob, and Charlie) shared the five gallons of water evenly.
As a token of his gratitude, Charlie gave them five gold coins.
What is the fair way to split these five coins?




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Alice has 6/3 gallons of water. Bob has 9/3 gallons of water.



After sharing the five gallons of water evenly,




Alice has given Charlie 1/3 gallons of water and Bob has given him 4/3 gallons of water.




As such, I believe Alice should get




1 gold coin




and Bob




the other four - the effective trade is 1 gold coin for 1/3 gallons of water, here.







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    $begingroup$

    Alice has 6/3 gallons of water. Bob has 9/3 gallons of water.



    After sharing the five gallons of water evenly,




    Alice has given Charlie 1/3 gallons of water and Bob has given him 4/3 gallons of water.




    As such, I believe Alice should get




    1 gold coin




    and Bob




    the other four - the effective trade is 1 gold coin for 1/3 gallons of water, here.







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      $begingroup$

      Alice has 6/3 gallons of water. Bob has 9/3 gallons of water.



      After sharing the five gallons of water evenly,




      Alice has given Charlie 1/3 gallons of water and Bob has given him 4/3 gallons of water.




      As such, I believe Alice should get




      1 gold coin




      and Bob




      the other four - the effective trade is 1 gold coin for 1/3 gallons of water, here.







      share|improve this answer









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        $begingroup$

        Alice has 6/3 gallons of water. Bob has 9/3 gallons of water.



        After sharing the five gallons of water evenly,




        Alice has given Charlie 1/3 gallons of water and Bob has given him 4/3 gallons of water.




        As such, I believe Alice should get




        1 gold coin




        and Bob




        the other four - the effective trade is 1 gold coin for 1/3 gallons of water, here.







        share|improve this answer









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        Alice has 6/3 gallons of water. Bob has 9/3 gallons of water.



        After sharing the five gallons of water evenly,




        Alice has given Charlie 1/3 gallons of water and Bob has given him 4/3 gallons of water.




        As such, I believe Alice should get




        1 gold coin




        and Bob




        the other four - the effective trade is 1 gold coin for 1/3 gallons of water, here.








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