Stream of consciousness rationale: Profit = q
Profit to company founder = 2q/3
Profit to other partners = q/3
Number of other partners = 3
Profit to each partner = (q/3)/3 = q/9
The question and answer pair are described below.
Q: Last year, Company X made q dollars in profit. two Thrid of the profit went to the company's founder. The rest was split evenly among his Three other partners. In terms of q, how much did each of the other partners receive?
Options:
(A) q/9
(B) q/5
(C) q/6
(D) q/7
(E) q/8
A: (A)