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Janet and Kim are to divide the following items fairly: an opal necklace, a set of china...

Janet and Kim are to divide the following items fairly: an opal necklace, a set of china, and a jewelry box. They will use the adjusted-winner procedure. Each has assigned points to the items as shown in the following table.

a. Based on the point assignments, who is tentatively given each item? Who has more points?

b. Compare the ratios of points assigned by Janet to points assigned by Kim for the china and the jewelry box. For which item is the ratio the smallest? Move that item from Janet to Kim.

c. Complete the adjusted-winner procedure. How will the items be fairly distributed?

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