The following questions review the main ideas of this chapter. Write your answers to the...

The following questions review the main ideas of this chapter. Write your answers to the questions and then refer to the pages listed by number to make certain that you have mastered these ideas.

Will the method of points guarantee that each player receives a fair share? pg. 240 When using the method of points, why is it desirable to select an arrangement such that the smallest point value is as large as possible? pg. 241

Any arrangement other than the one(s) found using the method of points described here results in the assignment of an item to a player for which he or she gave a smaller number of points. The method of points can be applied with even more players, but the number of possible arrangements to consider grows rapidly. Thus, we have limited our discussion to three players only.