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Last year, Company \(X\) made \(q\) dollars in profit. Half of the profit went to the company’s founder. The rest was

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by Vincen » Thu May 07, 2020 11:33 am

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Last year, Company \(X\) made \(q\) dollars in profit. Half of the profit went to the company’s founder. The rest was split evenly among his four other partners. In terms of \(q,\) how much did each of the other partners receive?

A. \(\dfrac{q}{4}\)
B. \(\dfrac{q}{5}\)
C. \(\dfrac{q}{6}\)
D. \(\dfrac{q}{7}\)
E. \(\dfrac{q}{8}\)

[spoiler]OA=E[/spoiler]

Source: Manhattan GMAT
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Vincen wrote:
Thu May 07, 2020 11:33 am
Last year, Company \(X\) made \(q\) dollars in profit. Half of the profit went to the company’s founder. The rest was split evenly among his four other partners. In terms of \(q,\) how much did each of the other partners receive?

A. \(\dfrac{q}{4}\)
B. \(\dfrac{q}{5}\)
C. \(\dfrac{q}{6}\)
D. \(\dfrac{q}{7}\)
E. \(\dfrac{q}{8}\)

[spoiler]OA=E[/spoiler]

Source: Manhattan GMAT
The founder received q/2 of the profit, and the remaining q/2 was divided among the four partners. Each partner received:

(q/2) / 4 = q/8 dollars in profit.

Answer: E

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